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June 11, 2018 by Andrea Cook
Back in February, my colleague Lauren McCullough and I visited entrepreneurs in Winston-Salem, Charlotte and Asheville (you can read about our adventure here). A couple of weeks ago, I hit the road again and spent some time learning about the startup ecosystem in Boone, NC. Over the last 30 years, I’ve spent lots of time…Read More
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June 8, 2018 by Andrea Cook
NC IDEA Newsletter – June 8, 2018 NC IDEA Summer School is now is session! Every Wednesday this summer, NC IDEA will host a free hour-long course for the entrepreneurial community of North Carolina. Sessions will be led by experts from across the ecosystem and will consist of topics ranging from marketing and sales strategy to intellectual property…Read More
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May 16, 2018 by Andrea Cook
Posted May 16, 2018 Update: Both positions have been filled. NC IDEA is a private foundation supporting entrepreneurial ambition and economic advancement in North Carolina. We fulfill our mission through grant and mentorship programs for entrepreneurs, and through our work with partner organizations who do similar work. Learn more at www.ncidea.org. We are creating and…Read More
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May 11, 2018 by Andrea Cook
NC IDEA Newsletter – May 11, 2018 Congratulations to the seven North Carolina startups selected as our newest NC IDEA SEED grant recipients from our Spring 2018 grant cycle. The seven grant recipients were chosen from the 12 finalists that had been selected out of the record-breaking 185 submissions. This grant cycle translated to the most geographically diverse…Read More
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April 10, 2018 by Andrea Cook
NC IDEA Newsletter – April 10, 2018 As the Foundation’s strategic planning process continues to unfold, we have ambitions to do more with greater impact, specifically, help more North Carolinians start and grow companies. NC IDEA SEED, our $50K seed grant program that has existed since the organization’s inception in 2006, has awarded over $5…Read More
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March 9, 2018 by Andrea Cook
NC IDEA Newsletter – March 9, 2018 Last year the bipartisan public policy organization EIG (Economic Innovation Group) published some noteworthy research focusing on geographic economic inequality and the precipitous decline in entrepreneurship; respectively, the Distressed Communities Index (DCI) and Dynamism in Retreat reports. The recent steep decline in business dynamism is alarming. Whereas the…Read More
