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,oA-r= „/ir~2OO~ <br />y~ <br />• Nt7RTH c~i70~zr~a <br />ol~~~ cOUI~ <br />THIS AGRI=EMEM", made and entered 'rr~ the 15th da)r of November, 2fJ('l7, by and <br />between Orange County, Narth Carolina, 2Qt) S, Catnerc~n Street, Hillsborough, North Carolina, <br />hereinafter referred ~ as "Ccwnty" and Nortri Czrolina State university fr~r and on behalf ~ its <br />Surat{ Easiness and Techns~togy Qiuelapn~rit Center, S West Haim Street, Suite fOQ, Ftateigh, '" <br />Ncuth Carolina ~76Lf1-1346, hereinafter referred to as tltc~ "Sf3'fDC°. <br />+;iVHEREAS, the an~in9 work of ~e Orange Co~mty S8Tf7C is cnrisis~ent wide the 4rai~cje <br />Ci~unty Ecr>saomit [,}evebpi~ttt Stxateg~ Plan; and. . <br />VithiiriS, the vvortc o€ the Orange Courtly 5B IDC, the c~veloprnent ttf more <br />aamprehensive srnatl business infarmation, and a public awareness ar~d educational program on <br />the services available to small business, is an' intagrat part of meeting the objectives spedfied in <br />the Orange County C-ccrnamic beveiapment Strategic Plan; and <br />WHEitEAS, the Orange County Erbnc~mic Ctevelopment Commiss~n, hereinafter refet~-ed <br />tct as the EDC, has ertd the Orange Csronty SB'ft?C incept, and has enEOUraged the Cqunty's <br />support, tlnanclal and otherwise; and <br />irYtiEREAS, the Et)C is an agency of t#~ CcYUnty; and <br />WHEREAS, economic deveioprrterrt is an importartt public pu~ose which can be. aided €~ <br />contributions ol` Orange County funds; and <br />• yrtH~EAS, Orange County supports the lconomic t~uelapment Strategic Ptah, and puktlic- <br />private initiatives t€t irrtplemertt the Plan. <br />Now, therefore, in consideraticxt of fire ague and the mutual covenants and <br />con~iderat'sons hereinafter set forth, the County and the SB7DC agree as follows: <br />First, in consideration of the EDCs on-geing support, the SETt?C wits maintain a r+egicsnal <br />oi'~etn E7ri~nge County. This tnrilt t~nsist, atminimum, of the presertc~ c~'three professional staff <br />memt~=s in ifie County. <br />Second, the SBTDC vuttt make its general business mtssutting services and mare <br />speeiatized services and ca~unseCng in the areas of internatianat trade,. technobgy deuetopment, <br />and gavemment procurement t;induding timid) ava~able ~ sinail firms and would-be <br />entrepreneurs thraugh+aut the County. Where appropriate SBTDC will work with speditc clients <br />referr~:ci by the EQC. <br />Third, One or more resources libraries wits be maintained in the Cot3rtty and hand~sut <br />materials will be available. The Si~TL1C also wilt provide access to speciafizc~ software such as <br />ProlStCent~, a business benchmarking & financials mrrtparison program, and other business. start- <br />upand assistance resources at no charge to tile. businesses. <br />Fourth, the SBTpC will continue ~ develop and offer with the EEC arx9 csther sponsors a <br />variety of training programs both for sma~ business ferns and for the who serve. srrt~ll <br />businesses i:such as bankers). These will be scheduled as reguestedJneedeci through~t the term <br />of this ag~°eernent An ongoing focus during the term of this contract shall continue firs rte <br />assistance to ferrafe oral minority awned businesses. <br />• <br />