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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
June 9, 2017 by Andrea Cook
Congratulations to the three teams joining the 2017 SoarTriangle Cohort: ADORAtherapy is founded upon the belief that the earth holds within its abundant resources the ability to achieve balance and wholeness within the individual. The Mood Boost collection empowers women to awaken to their wise feminine nature. By choosing their moods, women rise to new levels…Read More
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May 18, 2017 by Thom Ruhe
With every grant cycle we get a snapshot of the entrepreneurial potential within the state of North Carolina, and it is a promising picture. We continue to see bright folks from a variety of fields pursuing ideas of high potential, whilst building the companies that will create tomorrow’s economic prosperity for the state. We constantly…Read More
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April 6, 2017 by Thom Ruhe
Winter has given way to Spring which means the NC IDEA Foundation is in full bloom application mode. We recently closed applications for our Seed Grant Program, Groundwork Labs Program, and SoarTriangle Program. Per usual, we had robust interest, receiving 173 Seed Grant, 50 Groundwork Labs, and 25 SoarTriangle applications from across the state. From…Read More
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March 16, 2017 by Thom Ruhe
As the country’s politicians wrangle over a variety of policy priorities, I thought it would be useful to remind our community about a subtle but significant boost entrepreneurs received when the Affordable Care Act was enacted. Whatever you call it (Affordable Care Act, Obamacare, Trumpcare next?), the private market access to healthcare ended a condition…Read More
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February 23, 2017 by Thom Ruhe
This week, the North Carolina Network of Grantmakers held their annual meeting in Winston-Salem. Hundreds of folks representing family foundations, public charities, donor-advised funds, and private foundations met to discuss common interests, best practices, and emerging issues. Meeting so many highly competent people committing to their professional development by attending such a conference was energizing….Read More
