The Challenges and Opportunities of Entrepreneurial in Rural Areas: Case of Selected Ten Counties in Northeast North Carolina

This paper examines the challenges and opportunities facing entrepreneurs in Northeast North Carolina. Entrepreneurship has been practicing for many years in several countries and it has been a driving force for alleviating poverty in many countries especially in developing nations. Many policy makers and scholars strongly believe that economic growth can be achieved through entrepreneurship. The main objective of the paper was to identify the challenges and opportunities for entrepreneurs in Northeast North Carolina. The paper selected ten counties in Northeast North Carolina to examine the challenges that hindered the progress of entrepreneurs because they are not different from other entrepreneurs in developed and developing countries. To address the challenges of women entrepreneurs, it is significant to understand these challenges facing entrepreneurs in the ten selected counties in Northeast North Carolina. The paper concluded and recommended that government should encourage and support entrepreneurs in Northeast North Carolina so as to promote economic growth especially the affected ten counties