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~~~- /-Y6' A/~ _ <br />REroNN ras cxpr ro roE cIExK•s <br />OFFICE FOP lHE PEgNpNEHT gGEHNF FYCE <br />NORTH CAROLMA <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />THIS AGREEMENT, made and ent«ed into the+~r day of n~.,.ee. ,coon, <br />by and betwern Orange County, North Carolina, 200 S. Cemerw Street, Hillsboroagk <br />North Carolina, hereinafter ref ed to as "County" end the University of North Carolina at <br />Chapel Hill for and on befialf of its Small Business and Technology Development Center, <br />333 Pay xtevlle Su«t Mall, Suim 1150, Raleigh, North Caroliva 29601-1'142, hersivaftw <br />referred to as the "SBTDC". <br />WITNESSETH: <br />WHEREAS, the on-going work ofNe Ormge County SBTDC is wnsismnt widr <br />the Orange Cowry Economic Development Strategic Plan; and <br />WHEREAS, the work of the Orange County SBTDC, the development ofmore <br />omprehwsive small business infrrmation, and a public awer«ess and ~urztioval <br />program ov the eaviccs evallable m smell business, is an integal part ofm«liug the <br />objectives specified in the Orange County E«wmic Development Strategic Plaq and <br />WHEREAS, the Omuge Couvty Economic Development Commission, hereinafter <br />referzed to az the EDG, has endorsed the Orange County SBTDC concept, and has <br />enwuraged tfie County s support, fnancisl and otherwise; and <br />WHEREAS, the EDC is an agency of the Cowry; eM <br />WHEREAS, economic development is an important public purpose which can be <br />aided by wntributions of Orange County funds; and <br />WHEREAS, Orange County supports dre Lmmmic Development Strategic Plan, <br />and pubho-pnvateivitiatives to implement the Plan <br />Now, tfiereforq in «msidcration ofthe above and the mutual «verems and <br />considerations hereinafter set forth, the County and the SBTDC agr« az follows: <br />Fvsq in consideration of the EDC's on-going support, the SBTDC will maintain a <br />regional office in Orange County. This will consist, at minimum, ofthe presence of ileac <br />professional slaRmembers in Ne County. <br />Sewed the SBTUC wix make in genasl business «nsuldvg services and more <br />specialized services and cowselin6 in the areas of imemationel vade, t«hnology <br />development, and government procurement (mcludin6 pro-Bid) avalable to small firms <br />and would-be entceprenevrs tluoughouuhe COUVry. Where appropriate SBTDC will work <br />with spmific clients refened by the EDC <br />Third, ova ormom resources libraries will be maintaind in Ne County and hand- <br />outmaterials will be available. The SBTDC also will provide access to spceialized <br />