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  • Aspiring Entrepreneur ยท $0 โ€“ $5K
  • Emerging Entrepreneur ยท $5K โ€“ $49K
  • Independent Operator ยท $50K โ€“ $299K
  • Micro Enterprise ยท $300K โ€“ $999K
  • Main Street Enterprise ยท $1M โ€“ $4.9M
  • Regional Enterprise ยท $5M โ€“ $20M
  • Anchor Enterprise ยท $25M+
  • Unknown (not collected)

Ordinal โ€” concept to anchor. From the wizard's enterprise typology step.

Wilmington ยท NC

Neighborhood Economy Index

NEI

Newkirknomics Benchmark Framework

Cape Fear Neighborhood Economy

Wilmington & New Hanover County ยท 45K+ nonemployer businesses across the Cape Fear region ยท Building the procurement and capital infrastructure for the Neighborhood Economy

Key Metrics

45K+
Nonemployer Businesses
$96M
Capital Pipeline Goal
$36M
Procurement Pipeline
1,000
Entrepreneurs to Map
50โ€“60
Procurement-Ready Goal
30โ€“40
Borrower-Ready Goal
75โ€“100
MBE Pilot Cohort
May 29
NEX Connect

Systemic Gaps

  • โ—No unified system to map and verify local entrepreneurs
  • โ—$96M capital not reaching local borrowers
  • โ—$36M in contracts not yet connected to local businesses
  • โ—Fragmented MBE supplier ecosystem (City + County + NCDOT)
  • โ—Lack of structured pipeline for Aspiring โ†’ Emerging โ†’ Established

Structural Strengths

  • โ—Active partnerships: City of Wilmington, New Hanover County, NCDOT
  • โ—Live Oak Bank โ€” major SBA lender headquartered in Wilmington
  • โ—UNCW + Cape Fear Community College anchor base
  • โ—Genesis Block + Small Business Coalition local presence
  • โ—May 29 NEX Connect event launches the Procurement Readiness Pilot

Newkirknomics Benchmark Framework โ€ข Wilmington