North Carolina seeing surge of new small business creation By Capital Tonight Staff North Carolina PUBLISHED 7:00 PM ET Jul. 26, 2021 PUBLISHED 7:00 PM EDT Jul. 26, 2021 SHARE The secretary of state's office reports that small business creation so far for the year is breaking records. Loretta Boniti talks with N.C. Secretary of State Elaine Marshall and Chris English, executive director of the Laurinburg/Scotland County Area Chamber of Commerce, about how this is impacting local economies.