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April 29, 2019 by Andrea Cook
NC IDEA Newsletter – April 29, 2019 Subscribe Now Congrats to Our 15 NC IDEA MICRO Grant Recipients Congratulations to the 15 North Carolina startups selected as our newest NC IDEA MICRO grant recipients from our Spring 2019 grant cycle. We awarded a total of $150,000 in our second ever grant cycle of NC IDEA MICRO. “This cohort of grant…Read More
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February 28, 2019 by Andrea Cook
NC IDEA Newsletter – February 28, 2019 Subscribe Now NC IDEA is celebrating the two-year anniversary of the first NC IDEA ENGAGE grant this month. After our first cohort of ECOSYSTEM grants were awarded in 2016, we saw the need in the ecosystem for broad community building and support for entrepreneurship across the state. Thus,…Read More
NC IDEA ENGAGE
February 25, 2019 by Andrea Cook
When the term “incubator” is mentioned in the startup world, a modernized Greenhouse isn’t exactly what comes to mind. But that’s what Halifax Community College (HCC) proposed when they recently applied for an NC IDEA ENGAGE grant. Halifax Community College has an Agriculture Entrepreneurship Certificate Program that helps students understand the agricultural riches of Eastern…Read More
February 25, 2019 by Andrea Cook
Congratulations to our first Spring 2019 Cohort of NC IDEA LABS. These teams spent a productive four weeks together at the beginning of 2019 and graduated from the program on February 22nd. Learn more about these up and coming startups below. Cotton Locks Cotton Locks is a dancewear and performance wear company focusing directly on…Read More
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February 14, 2019 by Andrea Cook
NC IDEA Newsletter – February 14, 2019 Subscribe Now For years we have heard, seen, and felt the tension between our rural and urban communities. That tension has been amplified across political, social, and economic spectrums. You can read great data insights about the economic polarization of our communities in the 2018 release of the…Read More
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February 1, 2019 by Andrea Cook
NC IDEA Newsletter – January 31, 2018 Subscribe Now We are always delighted to see the progress of companies who have been involved in our grants and programs. Last week was no exception when legendary Triangle entrepreneur Scot Wingo (most recently of Spiffy fame) published the 2019 edition of his Tweener List – a list…Read More
