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Our Story.

Carolina Small Business Development Fund (CSBDF) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit guided by the belief that when small businesses succeed, everyone benefits. When we first opened our doors in 1990 as the North Carolina Minority Support Center, we were providing technical assistance to financial institutions and entrepreneurs, and in our first 20 years of service to our state, we administered millions of dollars in grants to help address the needs of unserved and underserved people and communities.

 

When the financial crisis of 2008 threatened Main Street firms across our state and nation, our leadership knew that we were in the position to not only double down on our work serving underserved communities, but to expand our services as well. We ushered in a new era for our work in 2011, when we made our first loan to a North Carolina small business, and eventually became a certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) in 2013. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic’s economic aftershocks, we doubled down once again and expanded our services to ensure that our state’s small businesses could succeed, and the communities they serve would benefit.

 

Throughout our 32-year history, we have met entrepreneurs at the crossroads of hardship and opportunity—and we will continue to light the way forward for whatever comes next.

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Our Vision

To create economic opportunity for all people.

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Our Mission

To foster economic development in underserved communities by providing capital, technical assistance, and policy research to light the way for small businesses.

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Our Staff & Board

 The passion for quality and excellence our team brings is reflected in our service to small business owners and entrepreneurs.

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A partner for 
small business 
in the Carolinas.

A trusted
business guide.

A small business advocate.

An accessible
funding resource.

MEET OUR BOARD

MEET THE BOARD

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Ted Archer

CSBDF Board Chair; Governance Committee; Executive Committee Chair

Global Head of Business Partner Diversity

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

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Tiffany Hall McNeill

CSBDF Board Secretary; Policy & Research Committee Chair

Economic Development Director 

Town of Fuquay-Varina

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Frank Pollock

CSBDF Business Solutions Committee

President

TPG Consulting

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Bobby Robinson

CSBDF Board Vice-Chair; Governance Chair; Business Solutions Committee

Member

Maynard Nexsen

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Rodrick Banks

CSBDF Policy & Research Committee

Vice President and Community Relations Manager

Wells Fargo

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Larry Garcia

CSBDF Credit Committee Chair; Business Solutions Committee

Chief Lending and Asset Management Officer

National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders (NALCAB) 

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Joseph L. Fox, Ed.D., M.B.A., PHR

CSBDF Business Solutions Committee

Principal

Fox Management Consulting Enterprises, LLC

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Huntley Garriott

CSBDF Board Treasurer; Executive Committee; Finance Committee Chair

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Aaron Thomas

CSBDF Board Assistant Treasurer/Secretary; Finance Committee

President

Metcon, Inc.

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Jeff Marshall

CSBDF Business Solutions Committee

Senior Vice President, Commercial Banking Officer

TowneBank

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Pilar Rocha-Goldberg

CSBDF Business Solutions Committee

President and CEO

El Centro Hispano, Inc.

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Stephen Dille

CSBDF Finance Committee

Vice President of Finance and Administration

The Carolina Center for Medical Excellence

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Merrill Flood

CSBDF Business Solutions Committee

Director, Millennial Campus Planning & Local Community Affairs

East Carolina University

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Leslie Person

CSBDF Business Solutions Committee Chair

Senior Vice President

Pinnacle Financial Partners

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Brian Hedges

CSBDF Credit Committee

Executive Vice President and CCO

North State Bank

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Sedrick McCallum

CSBDF Credit Committee

Senior Vice President and Community Development Officer

SouthState Bank

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Raymond Chinn

CSBDF Finance Committee; Governance Committee

Managing Director and Senior Vice President

Bank of America

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Robyn Lake Hamilton

President and CEO

Urban League of Central Carolinas

MEET OUR TEAM
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