by Jeff Kaplan | Nov 29, 2016 | Happenings
Cheryl Childers is a corporate shaman (see: Wisdom Arts Leadership), a mentor with the Elevate program, and the co-founder of TBWA\Media Arts Lab in LA. Which is all to say she’s a total rockstar. We asked Cheryl to share more about her time at Media Arts (aka...
by Jeff Kaplan | Nov 29, 2016 | Resources: Help with Ideas
Part of the Economic Development Partnership of NC (EDPNC) and acting as an extension of NC Dept. of Commerce, Business Link North Carolina (BLNC) is the one place where you can receive answers about state agencies and licensing boards and learn how to be compliant...
by Jeff Kaplan | Nov 23, 2016 | Ventures
Co-Founders: Brian Simpson & Brent Manning Site: Riverbend Malt Lowdown: Locally farmed malts for craft breweries Awesomeness: Developed a local food system between NC farmers and regional craft brewers In stark contrast to large-scale malt producers that require...
by Jeff Kaplan | Nov 22, 2016 | Ventures
Founder: Porter Bayne Site: Antenna Lowdown: Increases reader engagement with a simple, mobile-first tool for online publishers and retailers Awesomeness: 30 million uniques in the Antenna network Tap into a massive boost to online content engagement with a simple,...
by Jeff Kaplan | Sep 14, 2016 | Happenings
Elevate, Venture Asheville’s entrepreneurship development program, is now accepting applications for its third cohort of 15 early-stage, high-growth startups. Elevate enables startup founders to rapidly navigate the daily challenges of building great...
by Jeff Kaplan | Sep 14, 2016 | Happenings
Is your startup developing an innovative technology and in need of a cash infusion to more quickly become a commercially viable, high-growth enterprise? NC IDEA has granted over $4.5 million in seed funding to 109 NC-based companies, which have gone on to raise over...
