Carteret County Business Growth And Development Using Internet Technology

September 2021

If you’re a young entrepreneur interested in starting a new business in Carteret County NC, then you may be interested to learn the local community college (CCC) and the First Rung Foundation is in partnership to help you get your corporation off the ground.

As outlined in the announcement of this partnership, the small business center at the community college is offering low interest micro-loans up to $10,000 to help entrepreneurs with space, inventory, equipment, advertising, marketing and technology related to their startup.

To qualify, interested parties must take the CCC Small Business Academy and money management basics course, meet with the small business center director for business counseling and complete or update a business plan.

Behind the First Rung Foundation, Walt Sliva and Laura Benson believe their foundation’s collaboration with the Carteret Community College’s small business center is the perfect way to boost self-sustaining and thriving corporations who will call the county home.

Furthermore, we’re particularly happy to hear these loans will help with marketing which we believe is crucial in the age of the Internet to master, especially as the county grows and becomes attractive to large corporations based elsewhere who have the opportunity to invest millions in Internet marketing, good Search Engine Optimization (SEO), interactive e-commerce web design, and use of social media.

We believe local corporations who pay close attention to these technologies will fare much better in gaining the attention of consumers than those who neglect using Internet technologies.

Lastly, we’d be interested in hearing more from Laura Benson and Walt Sliva about their foundation’s mission.

To learn more, call 252-222-6123 or email [email protected]

October 2020 Announcements On Employer Job Postings

Our website now has a dedicated section for jobs in Morehead City NC where prospective job seekers can post resumes and employers can post jobs they’re looking to fill. For now, we only have a section for Morehead City but will soon develop pages for job seekers and employer job posting for all communities in the county.

This service is free of charge with no obligation.

Continue reading below: How local employers, small businesses, and other companies need to start utilizing advanced Internet Marketing and website design, SEO, and social media to compete with national brands who will soon be marketing in the county ahead of Interstate 42 completion.

End of file: Employer Job Postings in Morehead City and Carteret County.

September 30, 2020

On September 30, NC Governor Roy Cooper announced Phase 3 reopening for some businesses. Those specifically addressed are bars, movie theaters, conference centers, and other venues.

Relating specifically to our county, this executive order has the greatest impact on small outdoor venues and bars. Per the guidelines, bars can reopen for outdoor only at 30% occupancy or 100 people, whichever is smaller.

Outdoor venues can open at 30% outdoor occupancy or 100 people whichever is smaller.

After being hard hit with businesses being closed during the tourism season, will Phase 3 allow you to continue with your company’s mission and regain some lost revenue?

We are interested in hearing from bar owners and patrons in Beaufort, Morehead City, Atlantic Beach, Emerald Isle, and Newport.

July 2020

A new report by economic development officials shows that there is an abundance of skilled trades jobs in Carteret County NC that need filing and no doubt this is being driven by the new Interstate 42 project along with growth and development at Cherry Point and Camp Lejeune.

Organizations and businesses like Mechworks, the Carteret County Home Builders Association, and Jarrett Bay are saying they have considerable opportunities for skilled workers and as we move closer to completion of the new interstate, that demand is only going to grow.

Residential and commercial construction trades are also expected to boom very shortly.

Let’s discuss this on our article about the topic of skilled trades and business locally.

April 2020

The Town of Morehead City NC has announced small business emergency loans limited to businesses located in the municipality city limits and for those who have 25 employees or less and are being affected by the Coronavirus.

Details:

Short-term loans up to $5000 to help pay up to two months’ rent or mortgage/interest payments.

The Town of Morehead City also announced that the town has allocated $300,000 towards the program and participating businesses selected have 3 years to pay back the emergency loans. Small business owners in this Carteret County community can also seize upon having no payments for the first 12 months of the loan and there is no penalty to pay the balance off early.

Please call 252.726.6848 ext. 110 Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m and note that the first round of applications will end April 28, 2020.

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April 17, 2020

After hurricanes Florence and Dorian, and now the novel COVID-19 Coronavirus, are you a business owner in Carteret County NC that is at least considering better web design and Internet marketing for your business if you are one that has a product that can be sold online?

Click on the article title and let’s discuss this.