City of Hickory Business e-Newsletter | February 2023
Sabrina P. Cook CPA
Business. Well Crafted. Award Winner
On December 6, 2022, the City of Hickory's Business Development Committee recognized nine businesses for their excellence and community engagement in Hickory with the Business. Well Crafted. Awards. Over the course of the year, the City will be releasing spotlight videos for each award recipient, showcasing what makes them a Business. Well Crafted.
For the month of February, in light of tax season, the City of Hickory is proud to spotlight Sabrina P. Cook. Sabrina P. Cook, CPA LLC is a professional services firm serving primarily small businesses in the area of tax, bookkeeping, and fractional CFO/Controller services. Sabrina prides herself on being a resource for small business owners. Her firm is heavily involved in the community, public schools, and the CVCC Small Business Center. To learn more about Sabrina P. Cook and her business, click the link below.
If you're looking for grants to give your business the jolt it needs, check out NC Idea. NC IDEA is founded with the vision to assist individuals in North Carolina in achieving their entrepreneurial ambition to start and grow high potential companies. NC IDEA offers grant funding and support on the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Growth-oriented companies can apply for two different NC IDEA grants:
NC IDEA Micro awards $10K project-based grants to young companies looking to validate and advance their idea.NC IDEA SEEDoffers $50K grants to early stage companies, often the critical funding they need to scale faster. Applicants may only apply to either the Micro or Seed, not both, during the grant cycle. The applicant period ends on February 27, at 5 p.m. EST.
The Economic Indicators Newsletter for Winter 2022 has arrived. This report on economic trends is produced by the Western Piedmont Workforce Development Board quarterly. Employment, household earnings, education statistics, and other data points for the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton MSA are included.
The EIN allows businesses to evaluate trends and valuable economic data points to make quality decisions about their businesses future. This edition of the EIN spotlights traffic counts in the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton MSA. Noting traffic count increases and traffic noise. Want to see more? Click the link below!
The City of Hickory is helping celebrate National Entrepreneurship Week. National Entrepreneurship Week's relaunch is a testament to the American entrepreneurial spirit that resides in and connects communities and inspires innovation. Its singular mission of increasing entrepreneurship in communities across the country culminates each year on the third week of February and creates the entrepreneurial infrastructure to support new, aspiring, and seasoned entrepreneurs throughout the year.
The annual initiative was relaunched in 2017 as NatlEshipWeek to bring together a network of partners from Maui to Miami to educate, engage, and build equitable access to America's Entrepreneurship Ecosystem. Every year, NatlEshipWeek hosts a series of planned events and helps ecosystem builders share their events taking place across the country. These events range from how to utilize Chat GTP, Meetups, Startup Road Maps, and Financial Strategies. Follow the link below to participate in these online events.
The City of Hickory is committed to promoting business and economic development and offers a range of incentives to new and expanding businesses. For more information on available programs and incentives, visit Business Developmentor contact Dave Leonetti in the Office of Business Development at 828-323-7422.
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