• Alternative Life Programs, Inc., Durham (Non-profit)

• Area Mulch & Soils, Raleigh

• Carolina Craftsmen, Inc., Clayton (homebuilders)

• Coastal Fleet Services, Goldsboro (truck repair)

• H. Kenneth Dixon, CPA, Raleigh

• Intellus, Raleigh (asset management company)

• Johnston Community College, Smithfield, NC (small business center)

• JM Daniels Construction Co, Clayton

• Lenoir Community College, Kinston (small business center)

• Mastermind Prep, Rocky Mount (tutoring services)

• NC Community College Systems, Raleigh

• Network Distributors, Raleigh (wholesale lumber yard)

• Proventys, Durham (medical software developer)

• Raleigh Business & Technology Center (business incubator)

• Self-Help Credit Union, Durham

• Vance-Granville Community College, Henderson (small business center)

• Wake Technical Community College, Cary (small business center)

• Wayne Community College, Goldsboro (small business center)

• Wilson Printing Company