small businesses

Rao: Cash is king for small businesses

Posted by Jason Parker | Mar 18, 2022

Steve Rao, WRAL TechWire contributor, writes about the importance of cash, and a new Triangle-based company that can help small businesses recover funds.

There’s more restaurant recovery in Johnston County than in Wake County, Facebook data shows

Posted by Jason Parker | Jul 23, 2021

New data from Facebook shows that small businesses across North Carolina may still be struggling, even as the pandemic recovery period continues.

NC Secretary of State: New business formation ‘gone through the roof’ in 2021

Posted by Jason Parker | Jul 22, 2021

Elaine F. Marshall, North Carolina Secretary of State, said we’re in a ‘new era of entrepreneurship’ for the state, and revised projections for new businesses formed in 2021 upwards to nearly 200,000.

Three-quarters of small business owners took on debt to offset COVID-19 losses

Posted by WRAL News | Oct 2, 2020

The LendingTree survey, the largest online market lending place in the U.S., polled 1,400 small business owners and found that 74% had taken on debt to deal with losses incurred during the pandemic.

HELIUS: Entrepreneurship runs in the family

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Jul 2, 2020

Michael Wilson Jr., Durhamite and owner of WilSun Cleaning Services, says, the main inspiration for his business came from “God and dad.”

Charlotte-based Honeywell invests $2M to help small businesses during pandemic

Posted by WRAL News | Jun 19, 2020

The Fortune 100 technology company with headquarters in Charlotte is investing $2 million, in partnership with the Foundation For the Carolinas, to launch the Center City Small Business Innovation Fund. Priority will be shown to minority, women, and veteran-owned businesses.