Local Partners
Common Questions
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Who can I contact about funding?List Item 1
Several of our partners can assist with grants, loans, and other financial considerations.
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How do I find out about zoning?List Item 2
We work closely with the City of Dunn who can easily provide details around zoning and ordinances.
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Are there any incentives?List Item 3
We are working to incentivize new businesses and we would be happy to speak about what those might look like for your business.
Dunn Area Chamber of Commerce
Our local business association that works to promote member businesses, improve business climate and grow business and residential development in the Dunn area. They work to promote a healthy business environment through efforts in Education, Community and Economic Development.
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Dunn Area Tourism Authority
It is the mission of the Averasboro Travel and Tourism Development Authority (aka The Dunn Area Tourism Authority) to develop, promote, and advertise travel and tourism in the Dunn and Harnett County Area, to sponsor tourist oriented events and activities that will help enhance our museums, historic sites and recreational venues.
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Dunn Area Committee of 100
Dunn Area Committee of 100, Inc. provides USDA-Rural Development loans for businesses across North Carolina. The program lends funds to eligible recipients that meet the following criteria: are a community development project; establish a new business; create or save jobs; assist businesses that will employ farm families or displaced farm workers; have been turned down by two banks or lending institutions; and are located in the service area.
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CCCC Small Business Center
SBC is a dedicated service, that helps you start, grow, and succeed by offering the support you need to get your business off the ground. SBC provides:
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- Confidential, one-on-one business counseling
- Seminars and workshops at no cost
- Resource materials
- Specific market information
Downtown Dunn Development Corporation
The Downtown Dunn Development Corporation has overseen an astonishing transformation of the historic city center, including burying power lines and telecommunication cables, renovating the aged water and sewer system, replacing pavement, and incorporating attractive brick and cement features.
The City of Dunn
The City of Dunn is governed by an elected council consisting of a mayor and six council members.
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The Dunn City Council serves as the policy-making governing body of the City. The Dunn City Council has seven members, all of whom are elected to four-year terms. Voters throughout the city choose the mayor. Each of the other six council members is a representative and is chosen only by voters within the district. District representatives live in the districts they represent. Dunn is divided into six wards.
The Dunn City Council meets the second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at 401 E. Broad Street.