Lewisville-Clemmons Economic Development

Lewisville-Clemmons is a great place for business. The Lewisville-Clemmons Economic Development mission is to create awareness of the business opportunities and resources that are available to companies and business executives around the world. As a part of that mission, it is our commitment to see that interested companies and executives have a central location to gather pertinent, up-to-date information on the Lewisville-Clemmons / Forsyth County economy.

Our goals are to work with and promote local development with other local and State organizations, including, but no limited to, the following:

• Business Retention and Expansion

• Business Attraction, Marketing and Branding

• Real Estate Development and Redevelopment

• Entrepreneurial Development

• Technology Led Development

• Workforce Development

Contact Jim Gilbert, VP of Economic Development for more info 317-7283.

Click to Local Links :: State Links :: National Links / Other

Resources:

Navigating Business Services in North Carolina:
Your “Where to Go for What” Guide [pdf]

Business Start-Up & Resource Guide:
Starting a business in North Carolina [pdf]

N.C. Economic Development Guide
http://www.businessnc.com/ed/

LOCAL LINKS          [ back to top ] 

Town of Lewisville
http://www.lewisvillenc.net/ 

Village of Clemmons
http://www.clemmons.org/ 

Forsyth County
http://www.co.forsyth.nc.us/ 

City Data
http://www.city-data.com/ 

Cities in North Carolina
http://ncinfo.iog.unc.edu/library/cities.html 

Piedmont Triad Partnership
http://www.piedmonttriadnc.com/ 

Small Business Administration
www.sba.gov 

Small Business Technology and Development Center
www.sbtdgc.org 

Business Resource Center
http://www.morebusiness.com/ 

Forsyth Tech Small Business Center
601 W. Fourth Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
336-631-1320/336-631-1167
www.forsythtech.edu/smallbc/index.html

Small Business Technology Development Center
Winston-Salem State University
P.O. Box 13025
Winston-Salem, NC 27110
336-750-2030
www.sbtdc.org

Micro-Enterprise Loan Program
301 N. Main Street
Suite 2601
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
336-722-9600

Northwest Piedmont Development Corp.
SBA 504 Loan Program
400 W. 4th Street, Suite 400
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
E-mail: cmalone@nwpcog.org
336-761-2111 

PTEN
Piedmont Triad Entrepreneurial Network
336.533.0025
Fax: 336.533.0026
E-mail: info@pten.org
www.pten.org

Angell Center for Entrepreneurship
Babcock Demon Incubator
Wake Forest University Graduate School of Management
Wake Forest University
Babcock Graduate School of Management
P.O. Box 7659
Winston-Salem, NC 27109-7659
Phone: (336) 758-3689
Fax: (336) 758-4514
E-mail: stan.mandel@mba.wfu.edu

City of Winston-Salem
Development Office
4th floor City Hall South
101 E. First Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
727.8040
www.cityofws.org

Forsyth County Public Library
660 W. Fifth Street
Winston-Salem
727.2208
www.forsyth.lib.nc.us

Downtown Winston Salem Partnership
500 West 4th Street Suite 101
Winston Salem, NC 27101
(336) 354-1500
www.dwsp.org 

Licensing and Regulatory Agencies
All new and existing businesses face regulations by local, state, and federal agencies. The following listing should be reviewed and contact made for the subject that applies:

Assumed Name Registration
Register of Deeds
102 W Third Street
PO Box 20639
336-703-2700
www.forsyth.cc/rod
You must register your businesses assumed name before you can get a business license

License Application and Listing of Fees
City Revenue Office City Hall South 101 E 1st Street, Suite 121 336-747-6954 www.ci.winston-salem.nc.us/finance/buslic.html

Health Department Inspection
Forsyth County
799 Highland Drive
336-703-3225

North Carolina License, Sales, and Use Tax, Retail and Wholesale Permits, State Income And Withholding Tax, Account Number
NC Department of Revenue
8025 North Point Boulevard
336-896-7024

Federal Income Tax Employee Withholding and Social Security Account Number
Internal Revenue Service
Federal Building, Room 118
251 North Main Street
336-631-5235; 800-829-1040
www.irs.gov

North Carolina One Stop License Information
North Carolina Department of Commerce
Business and Industry Service Center
1-800-228-8443
www.nccommerce.com

Zoning and Sign Permits
Inspector Office
100 East 1st Street
City Hall South Suite 328
336-727-2628
www.cityofws.org

Unemployment Insurance Tax Employment Security Commission
630 West Sixth Street
336-761-1700

County Property Tax
Forsyth County Tax Supervisor
201 N. Chestnut St.
336-703-2300

NC Industrial Commission-
Workers Compensation
430 N. Salisbury Streets
Raleigh NC, 27611
919-807-2500

Fire Prevention and Inspection
Winston-Salem Fire Department
725 North Cherry Street
336-773-7900

Names and Numbers

STATE LINKS          [ back to top ]

NC Department of Labor
http://www.nclabor.com/ 

NC Department of Revenue
http://www.dor.state.nc.us/ 

NC Institute for Minority Economic Development
http://www.ncimed.com/ 

State Web Site
http://www.state.nc.us/ 

NC Department of the Secretary of State (Forms page)
http://www.secretary.state.nc.us/Corporations/Forms.aspx?EntityId=2719924&Type=BusinessCorporation# 

NC Site Search
http://www.ncsitesearch.com/defaultcis.asp 

NC Chamber of Commerce
http://www.ncchamber.net/mx/hm.asp?id=home 

NC Department of Commerce
http://www.nccommerce.com/en/ 

NC Rural Economic Development Center, Inc.
http://www.ncruralcenter.org/ 

NC Economic Developers Association
http://www.nceda.org/ 
 

NATIONAL LINKS / Other          [ back to top ]

Economic Development Administration  (US Department of Commerce)
http://www.eda.gov/Home/EDAHomePage.xml 

Economic Development America
http://www.iedconline.org/EDAmerica/Fall2006/Baruah.html 

International Economic Development Council
http://www.iedconline.org/ 

US Business Advisor
http://www.business.gov/ 

NC State Data Center
http://sdc.state.nc.us/ 

LINC – Log into North Carolina (comprehensive statistical database)
http://linc.state.nc.us/ 

US Department of Labor - Bureau of Labor Statistics - Forsyth County
http://www.bls.gov/eag/eag.nc_winston_msa.htm 

Websaras (NC Economic Labor Market Information)
http://eslmi40.esc.state.nc.us/websaras/index.asp 

NC Purchasing Office
http://www.doa.state.nc.us/PandC/email.htm 

US Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/ 

NC Research and Education Network
http://www.mcnc.org/ 

U.S. Small Business Administration
6302 Fairview Road, Suite 300
Charlotte NC 28210
(704) 344-6787
Fax (704) 344-6769
SBA Hotline 888-827-5722
www.sba.gov