Resources
BRT Business Resource Collaborative Workshop Series
New Bern Avenue BRT Corridor: Ask a Business Expert Roundtable Event
Feb. 1, 2024
Business owners ask small business resource providers, attorneys, accountants, and BRT project staff their questions.
Small Business Marketing Workshop
Aug. 24, 2023
With changes bringing BRT to New Bern Avenue, how can your business sharpen its marketing plans?
Small Business Financial Workshop
Sept. 7, 2023
Learn about the City of Raleigh Building Upfit Program, micro-loans, crowdfunded lending, and US SBA programs for small businesses.
Small Business Lending Workshop – Community Development Financial Institutions and Banking
Oct. 5, 2023
Learn about capital and financing available for small businesses from Carolina Small Business Development Fund and traditional banks.
Safety and Security for Businesses on the New Bern Avenue BRT Route
Nov. 2, 2023
How can business owners address concerns about keeping customers and employees safe.
Building Up-fit Grant
Raleigh will reimburse 50 percent of qualified construction costs for property improvements to small business owners who convert vacant or underutilized commercial space into jobs or new business use.
City of Raleigh – Small Business Development
One City Plaza, 12th Floor Ste. 1200
421 Fayetteville St.
Raleigh, NC 27601
Tel: 919-996-6959
Email: carl.brooksii@raleighnc.gov
Facade Grant Program
This grant provides funds to upgrade and enhance the exterior of older commercial buildings. The program has helped make more than 100 buildings more appealing to potential customers.
City of Raleigh — Small Business Development
One City Plaza, 12th Floor Suite 1200
421 Fayetteville St.
Raleigh, NC 27601
Tel: 919-996-3137
Email: hannah.hemphill@raleighnc.gov
Impact Partner Grant
The Impact Partner Grant program offers funding to innovation ecosystem partners for bold new initiatives that enhance the lives of others.
City of Raleigh — Office of Strategy and Innovation
One Exchange Plaza, 7th Floor Ste. 727
Raleigh, NC 27601
Email: Cristina.Leos@raleighnc.gov
Downtown Raleigh Alliance Storefront Upfit Grants
This program encourages new businesses, aids in the expansion of existing businesses, supports pop-up uses that may convert to long-term tenants, and promotes a thriving Raleigh storefront economy.
Downtown Raleigh Alliance
333 Fayetteville St., Ste. 1150
Raleigh, NC 27601
Tel: 919-821-6988
Email: willgaskins@downtownraleigh.org
Conceptual rendering of Wake Bus Rapid Transit station developed by Neighboring Concepts for City of Raleigh.
Zoning
Ira Mabel, Senior Planner
ira.mabel@raleighnc.gov 919.996.2652
Transportation
Het Patel, AICP, Project Manager
het.patel@raleighnc.gov 919.996.5120
Construction
Sam Brewer, PE, Project Manager
sam.brewer@raleighnc.gov
This web site and the Bus Rapid Transit Business Resource Collaborative are generously funded by grants to the Raleigh Chamber Foundation from the City of Raleigh through its Public Project Community Support Fund, and Capitol Broadcasting Co., Inc. The Public Project Community Support Fund’s goal is to preserve a sense of place and promote neighborhood stability during BRT corridor construction. The Raleigh Chamber Foundation is a 501(c)3 organization whose mission is to be a catalyst for positive impact on talent, quality of life and economic well-being for all, by enabling the Raleigh Chamber to expand its resources and reach. Learn more about the Raleigh Chamber Foundation here.
About the Raleigh Chamber Foundation
https://www.raleighchamber.org/foundation.html
Contact us
Raleigh Chamber Foundation
foundation@raleighchamber.org
800 S. Salisbury St., Raleigh, NC 27601
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