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Entrepreneurship Jobs and MBA Programs in North Carolina

Many educational and employment opportunities are available for entrepreneurs in North Carolina. In North Carolina, there are currently 54,690 jobs for entrepreneurs and this is projected to grow by four percent to 57,670 jobs by 2016. This is above the national trend, which shows relatively little movement. Entrepreneurs create and execute project work plans and revise to meet changing needs and identify resources needed to complete project.

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North Carolina photo by Jan van der Crabben

The income for entrepreneurs is $54 per hour or $112,000 per year on average in North Carolina. Nationally, their income is $52 hourly or $107,000 per year on average.

Nicknamed the Tar Heel State, North Carolina is home to 9,380,884 people. It has grown by 16.5 percent in the last 10 years. Raleigh is the state capital. In 2008, there were a total of 5,497,808 jobs and at $35,249, the average annual income in North Carolina was higher than the previous year's per capita figure of $34,865. The unemployment rate in North Carolina was 10.6 percent in 2009. It rose by 4.4 percentage points from the previous year. Roughly 22.5 percent of state residents have college degrees. This is below the national average.

Beverage product manufacturing, tobacco manufacturing, pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing and apparel manufacturing are the top employing fields in North Carolina.

North Carolina is known for having important landmarks. Fontana Dam is the tallest dam in the Eastern United States, at 480 feet high. One of the many things North Carolina is known for, Cape Hatteras is the largest lighthouse ever to be moved due to erosion problems.

Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurs create and execute project work plans and revise to meet changing needs and identify resources needed to complete project.

They regularly decide how to mobilize resources to produce new and improved goods and services and notice opportunities.

They are required to respond to the actions of other and coordinate activities with them. Also, they must listen well to others and take in their information and issues.

Entrepreneurs should be able to articulate ideas and problems and read and understand documents and reports.

In order to be successful in the workplace, entrepreneurs must be reliable and be able to take change and lead.

Entrepreneurship opportunities by state

Local Entrepreneurship MBA opportunities in North Carolina

News about Entrepreneurship in North Carolina

  • "Soul Train was the launching pad for literally hundreds of careers," shared Carl Walton, a former radio DJ now residing in North Carolina. "Every episode of TV One's 'Unsung' has at least one clip of that artist performing on Soul Train.

    Thu, February 02
  • I spent much of my career doing just that and am still involved in doing so as a small business owner. I believe the best way to create jobs is to turn this state's economy around and the way to do that is for the state to help businesses grow.

    Thu, February 02
  • Battery and parts manufacturers are building 30 factories, creating thousands of new jobs. A123 has hired 700 workers at Herrera's plant and a second one in nearby Livonia, and plans to hire a couple thousand more people over the next few years.

    Fri, February 03
  • The whole idea goes back several years to when Whitney and her husband were living in North Carolina due to jobs at the time. While there they were blessed with their first child, but Whitney was presented with a dilemma...as a transplant to the area ...

    Mon, January 09
  • ... A new goal-setting toolkit for personal and professional success is now available at no charge from international strategic business consultant and noted expert on how to start and manage a profitable business, Lea Strickland, MBA/CMA/CFM/CBM/GMC.

    Thu, February 02
  • Caterpillar just one of dozens of businesses that have come to expect such largesse in return for creating jobs. By MOTOKO RICH KERNERSVILLE, NC | Some of Caterpillar's newest factory workers are training inside a former carpet warehouse here in the ...

    Sat, January 07
  • Lexington has closed all of its US manufacturing plants, slashing at least 2200 jobs in Davidson County alone and at least 3202 in the state, according to the NC Employment Security Commission. Timberlake took those plant closings personally because ...

    Sat, January 21
  • Healdsburg biotech entrepreneur Howard Leonhardt is trying to set up an alternative stock market for early-stage companies. By STEVE HART Sonoma County startups soon may find it easier to raise cash, as Congress considers ending some of the ...

    Sun, January 22

What people are tweeting about North Carolina

Uh-oh here we go again--North Carolina's turn http://t.co/Injrb1i #prop8 '
@chelCpooh Take my behind to North Carolina, @RockE_ATL and his recipe isn't going anywhere '
RT @whitehouse: Just started: President Obama speaks on the American Jobs Act @ North Carolina State University. ... http://t.co/cjXBVdD '
@MiIeyCyrus_xx Wow :O I've been to almost all the states in the south and the west of the us, I liked north Carolina the best though :) '
I liked a @YouTube video from @Mook412 http://t.co/Kp25awF North Carolina Mook -Gangsta '
Just landed in North Carolina! After this two hour lay over I will be home <3 '
{SALUTE} RT @JOlliMusic right...but honestly I'm glad u have 97.5 for local artists. It gave me SOME hope about North Carolina '
@_chrispineda11 why cant u come to north carolina why i have to go ALLLLLL the way there? lol '
One of my friends from North Carolina called me Saturday night while I was out. She told me I was on her mind :-) '
I'm just finding out the @ElDeBarge show scheduled in North Carolina this Friday has been cancelled...more details as I get them RT please! '

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