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 startups and entrepreneurs. NC IDEA announced on Thursday the 17 organizations in the state chosen from 65 applicants that are recipients
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 the article …. “Is this the Forbes that writes about the billionaires?” he asked at the end of his interview, a
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 economic development strategy for job creation. The startup ecosystem is typically a very positive kumbaya environment. There are lots of smiles
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. He mentioned that Lapetus Solutions was growing by selling into the Asian markets. https://www.wilmingtonbiz.com/technology/2021/02/19/lapetus_zooms_in_on_asian_market/21494 Here is the 1 Million Cups video
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 of Raleigh / Durham for the annual CED Venture Connect Conference. (I MAY have won a bottle of bourbon as a
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 entrepreneur ecosystem in Wilmington NC And they wrote THREE articles and made Wilmington the focus of their newsletter. And guess what?
The Most Underrated Tech Cities
There are many factors that make a city underrated. And chances are that most of those factors are good reasons for you to move there. From the number of jobs to how many workers in that specific field and even
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 of angel investors and venture capitalists described like this….While investors hate losing money in a startup deal that doesn’t work out,
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 to run the coworking space but was enough momentum to move forward with the creation of the Network for Entrepreneurs in
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 will focus on Wilmington and other southeastern cities. Ushering in its latest season, Start Up is entering a new chapter. “This