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What is NC REAL?

NC REAL is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization dedicated to helping bring entrepreneurship and small business creation to North Carolina. Through our training programs and curriculum, we have helped thousands of people create new jobs throughout our state.

NC REAL stands for North Carolina Rural Entrepreneurship through Action Learning. We provide educational programs and support for adults or youth interested in entrepreneurship. Learn More

Recent News

Regional Agribusiness Development Initiative

Regional Agribusiness Development Initiative

N.C. Tobacco Trust Fund Commission

NC REAL (Rural Entrepreneurship through Action Learning) is pleased to announce the Regional Agribusiness Development Initiative, an exciting project funded by the N.C. Tobacco Trust Fund Commission. The overall goal of this project is to develop the capacity in the Upper Coastal Plain Region, a region historically dependent on the tobacco industry, to build the entrepreneurial skills of those who have lost jobs due to the decline in tobacco related industries. This increase in entrepreneurial skills will lead to the creation and expansion of more agricultural-based businesses throughout the region.  Continue Reading…

REAL Insitutes July 2009

REAL Insitutes July 2009

The NC REAL Institute will be held at The Meadowbrook Inn in Blowing Rock, NC from July 20-24, 2009. Register Now!

The NC REAL Boomerang Institute will be held at The Meadowbrook Inn in Blowing Rock, NC from July 22-24, 2009. Register Now!

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NC REAL Facilitator Recognized

NC REAL Facilitator Recognized

Milele Archibald, director of ACC’s Small Business Center since 2002, was presented the Service to Mankind award by the Jack O’Kelley Sertoma Club on April 4. The highest honor Sertoma can bestow on a nonmember, the Service to Mankind Award honors outstanding volunteer service to the community.  Continue Reading…

GATE Grant in Rockingham News

GATE Grant in Rockingham News

GATE- Growing America Through Entrepreneurship

Beginning in April 2009, rural North Carolinians who’ve lost their job through a layoff or plant closing will have an opportunity to explore possibilities for self-employment through Project GATE. Project GATE is being offered as a cooperative venture of the N.C. Department of Commerce, the N.C. Community College System – Small Business Center Network, the Employment Security Commission of North Carolina, North Carolina REAL  Continue Reading…

REAL Class Photos

REAL Class Photos

Pictures from Alleghany County HS/WCC students in Annette Wagoner’s REAL Class.  Continue Reading…

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NC REAL Enterprises

3739 National Drive, Suite 110

Raleigh, NC 27612

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Upcoming Training Events

July 20-24, 2009 NC REAL Institute
July 22-24, 2009 NC REAL Boomerang Institute

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