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August 30, 2017 by Andrea Cook
NC IDEA SEED Grant Recipient, Sandbar Oyster Company, shares its vision on restoring shorelines.
Case Study
August 30, 2017 by Andrea Cook
NC IDEA LABS (formerly Groundwork Labs) Alumni, Jared Pelo of iScribes, shares how NC IDEA LABS helped him in his entrepreneurial journey.
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August 29, 2017 by Andrea Cook
NC IDEA Newsletter – August 29, 2017 The Summer 2017 cohort of Groundwork Labs was our largest ever with fifteen startup teams participating. The cohort began in early June and wrapped up last week after completing 10 weeks of customer interviews and meeting with dozens of NC IDEA’s network of expert speakers and gurus to accelerate their business….Read More
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August 9, 2017 by Thom Ruhe
NC IDEA Newsletter – August 9, 2017 That Time of Year As hot summer days give way to cooler evenings and the beginning of football season, it must mean that we are rapidly approaching the Fall Seed Grant Cycle for NC IDEA! In advance of this cycle, we are taking to the road to share…Read More
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July 18, 2017 by Thom Ruhe
NC IDEA Newsletter – July 18, 2017 NC IDEA announced today the election of Karen LeVert as Board Chair; along with the election of three new directors Peyton Anderson of RTP, Greg Brown of Charlotte and Patti Gillenwater of Raleigh. “The leadership and guidance of our Board enables us to advance the Foundation’s mission and vision,”…Read More
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June 23, 2017 by Thom Ruhe
NC IDEA Newsletter – June 23, 2017 My friend and brilliant person, Robert E. Litan, recently co-authored a piece in Harvard Business Review reflecting on a thesis first proffered by another brilliant mind, William Baumol, about productive entrepreneurship vs. unproductive entrepreneurship. The article serves as a great reminder to practitioners of economic development that not all entrepreneurship…Read More
