GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) – Secretary of State Elaine F. Marshall will be in the east today to take part in a small business roundtable at East Carolina University.

Joining her today are small business owners, economic developers, and small business advocates from Pitt and Beaufort Counties.

She will be discussing the Rural RISE NC Initiative, which puts crucial resources in the hands of business creators early on in their journey.

She will also go into detail regarding new business creation data for the area and cover recent survey analyses of new business creators.

The roundtable takes place at the Wright Building on the East Carolina University campus at 2:30 p.m. this afternoon.