

A Clean Slate: Your North Carolina Business in 2026
Every single year brings genuine opportunities to do things differently, better, smarter.


A Letter to North Carolina's Small Business Owners: You Made It
You made it through 2025, a year that kept finding new ways to test you.


Give Smart: Protecting Yourself From Giving Tuesday Scams
Giving Tuesday is one of my favorite days of the year. After Black Friday and Cyber Monday, we pause and focus on what really matters—helping others and supporting causes we care about. North Carolina entrepreneurs and small business owners are incredibly generous, forming the backbone of local charities, youth sports leagues, and community fundraisers. Scammers know this too. And they're counting on your good heart. Be careful on Giving Tuesday The FBI reports that American


