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 | May 4, 2016 | Happenings
Elevate, Venture Asheville’s entrepreneurship development program, is now accepting applications for its second cohort of 10 early-stage, high-growth startups. Elevate enables startup founders to rapidly navigate the daily challenges of building great companies...
by Jeff Kaplan | May 4, 2016 | Happenings
South Asheville is home to a cutting-edge manufacturing facility building next-generation intelligence into RFID tracking tags. What the @#$% does this mean, you ask? Here’s a Wall Street Journal article to explain it. Or better yet, here’s NFL Hall of...
by Jeff Kaplan | Apr 26, 2016 | Happenings
For a small southern mountain town, Asheville attracts an incredible variety of creative and artistic types with world-class talent. History has shown ties between a high concentration of engaged artists, makers, innovators, and entrepreneurs and the communities that...
by Jeff Kaplan | Apr 21, 2016 | Happenings
Starting a business takes a lot of work, but scaling one is a whole different challenge. And if the greatest hurdle isn’t getting the funding, it’s understanding the path to effectively scale a high-potential small business. Mountain BizWorks highlights...
by Jeff Kaplan | Apr 20, 2016 | Happenings
Nearly 9 in 10 startups fail, whether due to an ineffective business model, poor execution, or an idea that wasn’t sufficiently market tested. Mycelium’s Startup Venture Journey aims to minimize these failures by supporting concept phase entrepreneurs with a...
