by Jeff Kaplan | Apr 6, 2016 | Happenings
There’s long been a notion that if you move to Asheville and your job or business falls through, there are no options for a plan B. Our city’s reputation as a Bring Your Own Job economy has persisted for so long, it’s almost become a joke. But if you look...
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...
