This service provides training to legally blind North Carolinians who are interested in working in food service or vending. To qualify, operators must be legally blind and meet other eligibility requirements. Then they must complete a six-week training course and do on-the-job training with an established operator in a Business Enterprise facility.

The operator receives a license and may apply for any vacant Business Enterprise facility.

Operators continue to receive assistance and business counseling from their Business Enterprise counselor. There are six counselors located in five district offices.

Facilities are located across the state on federal, state, county and private property. They range in scope from the vending machines at interstate rest areas to the full-service restaurant at Mount Mitchell State Park. People may apply by contacting a vocational rehabilitation counselor in the nearest Division of Services for the Blind office.