This grant funded Columbus County to create the Columbus County Entrepreneurial and Business Development Center. The center assisted new local business start-ups and existing small businesses by offering low-cost shared office space and business development and management training and services. The center anticipated serving at least 21 businesses through training and/or support-service consultations and creating 200 new jobs over a three-year period. Golden LEAF funds were used for renovations to an existing building in downtown Whiteville to create the Entrepreneurial and Business Development Center.
