by Jeff Kaplan | May 6, 2016 | Resources: Accelerators
Venture Asheville’s entrepreneurship development program, Elevate is designed to help high-growth, early-stage ventures scale more rapidly. It provides team mentorship modeled on the MIT Venture Mentoring Service, office hours with industry specialists (HR, patents,...
by Jeff Kaplan | Jan 28, 2016 | Resources: Accelerators
Led by Mountain BizWorks, ScaleUp WNC offers mentorship, management training, growth capital connections and other valuable startup resources for entrepreneurs, helping young companies achieve sustained growth. As one of only eight selected SBA ScaleUp communities in...
by Jeff Kaplan | Dec 9, 2014 | Resources: Accelerators, Resources: R & D
An 11,000-square-foot shared-use kitchen and natural products manufacturing facility, Blue Ridge Food Ventures offers support in product development, guidance through the maze of government regulations, equipment for bottling and packaging, advice on marketing and...
by Jeff Kaplan | Dec 9, 2014 | Resources: Accelerators
AB Tech Small Business Incubator offers entrepreneurial development designed to increase business success through consultation services, coaching, access to shared resources, and either office, wet lab or manufacturing...
by Jeff Kaplan | Dec 9, 2014 | Resources: Accelerators
The world’s first nature-based business accelerator, Accelerating Appalachia scales high-impact innovative, seed-stage businesses aligned with place, people and prosperity. Focus areas include sustainable food, farming, forests, fiber/textiles, clean energy, green...
