by Jeff Kaplan | Apr 6, 2016 | Happenings
Venture Asheville stands with our community’s entrepreneurs, investors and local business leaders that welcome and encourage diversity across Western North Carolina. We join more than 100 startups across the state protesting against HB2. Sign HQ Raleigh’s...
by Jeff Kaplan | Mar 23, 2016 | Happenings
Asheville is staking its claim as “Climate City” as the intellectual climate community rallies around a new climate tech ecosystem within The Collider. Meanwhile the city is positioned for even greater innovation and economic rewards that extend...
by Jeff Kaplan | Mar 23, 2016 | Happenings
Asheville has long been a pioneer in environmental and energy issues. So it’s no surprise that the City of Asheville has a Chief Sustainability Officer to tackle the municipality’s ambitious target of reducing its carbon footprint by 80% by 2050 (and the...
by Jeff Kaplan | Mar 18, 2016 | Happenings
Struggling to find good talent or land a killer job in Asheville? Half social mixer, half talent pitch, Talent Jam is a high-energy, outside-the-box approach to matching great talent with fast-paced, growing companies at Isis Restaurant & Music Hall on Monday,...
by Jeff Kaplan | Mar 17, 2016 | Happenings
Some have called it Asheville’s climate tech moonshot. This past Friday, The Collider opened its flat-out stunning and modern convening space and headquarters atop the downtown Wells Fargo building. Billed as a next-generation innovation hub to commercialize new...
by Jeff Kaplan | Mar 16, 2016 | Happenings
Like so many startups, Riverbend Malt House, a provider of locally farmed artisan malts to the craft brewing industry, started with almost no money, no physical assets and an incomplete business plan. But setting itself apart, Riverbend started as the only major...
