Business Services

Your Library understands that the key to successful business management and healthy growth is convenient and swift access to the best resources. We provide reference services and library resources to help Charlotte-Mecklenburg area businesses succeed. 

Does your business need:

• Lists of companies in your target market?
• Lists of competitors in your geographic area?
• Names of executives to contact?
• Demographic statistics, trends, and maps?
• Industry data from nearby and from around the world?
• Content for your webpage, tweets, or newsletter?
• Classes on using technology to increase productivity?

Your library has all this and more.

Additionally, your library has spaces to meet and work. Meet informally at one of the 20 locations across the county or rent a room for a larger meeting. Your local branch has all the basics - free wifi, Internet and computer access, and MS Office products.

Not sure where to start? Ask to speak with a Librarian at one of our 20 libraries around Mecklenburg County.

Business and COVID-19 Assistance

Keep Up-to-Date on Business Related COVID-19 Financing, Webinars, Counseling & More

• City of Charlotte's Open for Business Initiative

The City of Charlotte has launched its Open for Business initiative, which is designed to support local small businesses that are open during the COVID-19 pandemic and throughout the recovery. The Open for Business public dashboard creates a directory to connect our residents with small businesses in Charlotte.

• Small Business Administration (SBA):   

           Coronavirus (COVID-19): Small Business Guidance & Loan Resources

• SBTDC Assistance with SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans: 

The Small Business Technology and Development Center (SBTDC) has developed a Preparing and Applying for an SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan presentation that walks through the SBA EIDL application process step-by-step. You may also want to view an on-demand webinar version narrated by an SBTDC counselor (9 minutes).

• NC COVID-19 Rapid Recovery Loan Program: 

Applicants must be a North Carolina small business affected by COVID-19 (all 100 NC counties are eligible); Applicants must have at least one (1) employee, who could be the self-employed owner; Start-up businesses that began operations before March 23, 2020 are eligible.

• Coronavirus Tax Relief: 

  The U.S. Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service have announced that the federal income tax filing due date is automatically extended from April 15, 2020, to July 15, 2020. Taxpayers can also defer federal income tax payments due on April 15, 2020, to July 15, 2020, without penalties and interest, regardless of the amount owed. This deferment applies to all taxpayers, including individuals, trusts and estates, corporations and other non-corporate tax filers as well as those who pay self-employment tax.

  N.C. Department of Revenue recently announced that they will extend the April 15 tax filing deadline to July 15 for individual, corporate, and franchise taxes to mirror the announced deadline change from the Internal Revenue Service. In addition to the filing extension, the NCDOR will not charge penalties for those filing and paying their taxes after April 15, as long as they file and pay their tax before the updated July 15 deadline.