UNCP Entrepreneurship Incubator

Organization:

University of North Carolina at Pembroke Foundation, Inc.

Amount:

$200,000.00

Program Area:

Open Grants Program

County of Applicant:

Robeson

Year:

2012

Description:

The purpose of this grant is to provide funding to the UNC-Pembroke Foundation to help support the cost of renovating a property in downtown Pembroke that will house the school’s Entrepreneurship Incubator (EI). Considered among the Chancellor’s highest institutional priorities, the EI will provide professional assistance, trained interns, and guidance in accounting, advertising, graphic design, information technology, Web design, and corporate management, as well as financial, marketing, and legal services to aspiring entrepreneurs and businesses locating in the incubator. The training and support services provided by the EI should result in creation and growth of sustainable businesses that can add jobs in the region and improve the area’s economic health.

Contact:

Dr. Cammie Hunt202 Main St.Pembroke, North Carolina 28372(910) 521-6515

Areas Served:

Region

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