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  • February 8, 2022

    PBS Startup Wilmington

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  • February 8, 2022

    F3TCH sets up shop at NC beach to help hotels connect with mobile first guests

    Jose Quiros didn’t know exactly what to expect when he packed up his mini cooper with two dogs (one 80 plus

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  • February 8, 2022

    Report: Wilmington A Top Global Emerging Ecosystem

    Wilmington is once again being recognized as a top global emerging ecosystem for startups, according to a report from

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  • February 8, 2022

    Triangle ranks No. 10 among world’s startup ecosystems; Charlotte, Wilmington crack top 100

    RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Research Triangle Park is the 10th emerging startup hub in the world, a new study says.

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  • February 8, 2022

    Rankings 2021: Top 100 Emerging Ecosystems

    The Most Comprehensive Research On Startup Ecosystems Globally Startup Genome’s coverage is growing. Our analysis expanded from 60 ecosystems in

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  • February 15, 2022

    Fostering A Startup Ecosystem

    A study recently revealed that the startup ecosystem in Wilmington is growing, showing that the region’s entrepreneurs and support

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  • February 23, 2022

    What’s up with Wilmington, NC? The small city with surprisingly strong startup roots.

    only takes a few moments of scrolling through Twitter or browsing the news in 2021 to be hit with

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  • March 22, 2022

    Ideas on how to help NC’s record number of startups survive and thrive

    WILMINGTON – After 22 years of working in entrepreneur development, I keep wondering why more people are not willing to

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  • March 22, 2022

    National spotlight shines on Wilmington, its flourishing entrepreneurial community

    Photo courtesy of Jim Roberts by Jim Roberts — October 18, 2021 . Editor’s note: Startup Spotlight is a regular part of WRAL

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  • March 22, 2022

    Wilmington’s tech boom: Opportunity is the magnet for the homecoming at the coast

    Photo courtesy of Jim Roberts by Jim Roberts — October 21, 2021 . Editor’s note: Jim R. Roberts has been working

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  • March 22, 2022

    Market Research Firm To Bring Tech Hub, 40 Jobs To Wilmington

    New York-headquartered Suzy recently announced it is bringing a tech hub and jobs to Wilmington at its new office

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  • March 22, 2022

    NC IDEA expands ecosystem network with 15 new partnership grants

    by Jason Parker — November 12, 2021 DURHAM –  NC IDEA announced on Friday 15 new partnerships through the organization’s ECOSYSTEM program at the

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  • March 22, 2022

    NC IDEA Receives Historic $1.25 Million Commitment from The Research Triangle Foundation; Awards Seven ECOSYSTEM Grants with Initial Funding

    DURHAM, NC – June 22, 2021 – NC IDEA, a private foundation committed to supporting entrepreneurial ambition and economic empowerment

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  • March 22, 2022

    Television docuseries ‘Start Up’ will put Wilmington entrepreneurs in the spotlight this fall

    The Emmy Award-nominated docuseries, Start Up, highlights the struggles and victories of entrepreneurs across the United States. In its upcoming

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  • March 22, 2022

    WHAT’S UP WITH WILMINGTON, NC? THE SMALL CITY WITH SURPRISINGLY STRONG STARTUP ROOTS

    It only takes a few moments of scrolling through Twitter or browsing the news in 2021 to be hit

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  • March 22, 2022

    Who Is The Next Big Startup In Wilmington?

    In working with entrepreneurs throughout North Carolina over the last 20 years, I have always heard about the FOMO

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  • March 22, 2022

    The Most Underrated Tech Cities

    There are many factors that make a city underrated. And chances are that most of those factors are good

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  • March 22, 2022

    Emerging from the Shadows, Wilmington Ecosystem Org NEW Moves Beyond Comfort Zone on 6th Birthday

    Oddly enough, that gathering of 57 professionals was not successful in the negotiations for a decent salary for me

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  • March 22, 2022

    Television docuseries ‘Start Up’ will put Wilmington entrepreneurs in the spotlight this fall

    Start Up, highlights the struggles and victories of entrepreneurs across the United States. In its upcoming ninth season, it

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  • March 22, 2022

    Congrats to Tru Colors Brewing on HUGE investment from Molson Coors – Forbes Magazine

    Yes, George Taylor and the team at Tru Colors Brewing are at it again. https://www.forbes.com/sites/taranurin/2021/04/14/molson-coors-buys-its-sixth-craft-brewery/?sh=fde7b942c168 My favorite part of

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  • March 22, 2022

    Tough Love for the Entrepreneurs Can Hack the Complacent Startup Ecosystem

    The startup ecosystem is a living and growing organism that most cities are trying to add to their modern

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  • March 22, 2022

    One of Wilmington’s success stories, Lapetus Solutions is growing international sales to Asia

    You may remember recently seeing Dr. Karl Ricanek of Lapetus Solutions speaking at the virtual 1 Million Cups Wilmington.

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  • March 22, 2022

    THREE Wilmington startups chosen for largest investor conference in the SOUTH

    After we pushed our members to apply through our newsletter, Wilmington had the most applications of any city outside

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  • March 22, 2022

    UNBELIEVABLY positive coverage of Wilmington entrepreneur ecosystem from Atlanta media

    Thanks to the great people at Hypepotamus from Atlanta for accepting my invitation to write a story about our

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  • March 22, 2022

    The Most Underrated Tech Cities

    There are many factors that make a city underrated. And chances are that most of those factors are good

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  • March 22, 2022

    Who Is The Next Big Startup In Wilmington?

    In working with entrepreneurs throughout North Carolina over the last 20 years, I have always heard about the FOMO

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  • March 22, 2022

    NEW Receives Ecosystem Grant To Start Entrepreneurship Program

    Network for Entrepreneurs in Wilmington has won a grant from NC IDEA to support a new program for local

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  • June 2, 2022

    Wilmington’s startup scene isn’t ‘up and coming’ – it’s here, and ranked No. 1

    Photo courtesy of Jim Roberts by Sarah Glova, WRAL TechWire — June 2, 2022 . WILMINGTON – The Network for Entrepreneurs in

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  • September 1, 2022

    Startup Spotlight: VCs representing $500M are coming to Wilmington – here are 3 chances to meet them

    Editor’s note: Startup Spotlight is a regular feature in WRAL TechWire and is part of our Startup Monday lineup which includes commentary from Joe

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  • November 17, 2022

    Guest opinion: Hey Triangle, can Wilmington ‘borrow’ your resources?

    PPD building in Wilmington. (Image: Jim Roberts.) by Jason Parker — November 2, 2022 Editor’s Note: Jim R. Roberts is the Founder of

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  • November 17, 2022

    Guest opinion: To Be Rather Than To Seem, Y’all

    Editor’s Note: This column was authored by Jim R. Roberts, the founder of the Network for Entrepreneurs in Wilmington

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  • May 17, 2023

    Raleigh leaps into top 5 among best performing cities

    Raleigh is back in the top 5 on an elite list of cities for economic development. But the other

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  • May 17, 2023

    Finding ways to make lives of opioid use disorder better: Wilmington firm lands $2.8M for research

    OpiAID COO Tyler Sugden (left) and CEO David Reeser visited the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD for

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  • March 18, 2024

    Wilmington startup ecosystem matches beauty of the coast

    The crowd is BUZZING at Wilmington event. (Photo courtesy of Jim Roberts) by Jim Roberts, WRALTechWire contributor — March 12,

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  • March 28, 2024

    Investors Highlight Wilmington’s Potential Ahead Of Local Startup Event

    Investors traveling to Wilmington always create a buzz in the coastal entrepreneur community. It’s not only helpful for entrepreneurs to

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  • October 5, 2024

    The Coastal Corridor is Helping Wilmington Startups With Connected Devices for Life Sciences Industry

    As the Wilmington innovation and startup ecosystem evolves and matures, new connections with statewide organizations are paying off for

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  • October 5, 2024

    Waking Up a Dormant Startup Ecosystem

    I am often asked how we built the Wilmington North Carolina startup ecosystem in less than ten years. I

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  • October 5, 2024

    Building Momentum for Your Startup in the Summer

    Yep, keeping your motivation as an entrepreneur in the Summer can be tough. But keeping your investors happy with the

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  • October 30, 2024

    Jim Roberts Cappone & Associates Podcast Interview

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  • November 25, 2024

    Coastal startup community still NEW after almost a decade

    Jim Roberts is the founder of Network for Entrepreneurs in Wilmington (NC) NEW, a vibrant organization that supports startups

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  • December 17, 2024

    A Wilmington start-up roundtable: Jessica Kovar, Rob Cooley, Christian Pardue, and Morris Nguyen

    On this episode of The Newsroom, we sit down with four Wilmingtonians working in the tech start-up space: from

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  • March 31, 2025

    Ecosysteming: The Blueprint for a Thriving Entrepreneurial Ecosystem w/ Jim Roberts | Ep. 1

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  • March 31, 2025

    Carolina Beach Worker Training Startup Nets Success

    A Carolina Beach-based startup, Skillmaker.ai, can cut down the time it takes to train an auto technician from two

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  • March 31, 2025

    Carolina Beach Worker Training Startup Nets Success

    A Carolina Beach-based startup, Skillmaker.ai, can cut down the time it takes to train an auto technician from two

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  • March 31, 2025

    Ecosysteming The Blueprint for a Thriving Entrepreneurial Ecosystem w/ Jim Roberts | Ep. 10

    https://www.buzzsprout.com/2396970/episodes/16748271To mark ten episodes of Ecosysteming, host Thom Ruhe is joined by Jim Roberts, Founder of the Network for

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NC IDEA Receives Historic $1.25 Million Commitment from The Research Triangle Foundation; Awards Seven ECOSYSTEM Grants with Initial Funding

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NC IDEA expands ecosystem network with 15 new partnership grants

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Market Research Firm To Bring Tech Hub, 40 Jobs To Wilmington

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Wilmington’s tech boom: Opportunity is the magnet for the homecoming at the coast

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National spotlight shines on Wilmington, its flourishing entrepreneurial community

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Ideas on how to help NC’s record number of startups survive and thrive

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