by Jeff Kaplan | Jan 28, 2016 | Ventures
Founder: Mary Lynn Schroeder Site: In blue handmade Lowdown: Handcrafted leather goods Awesomeness: #1 best-selling leather goods shop on Etsy.com Handmade, artisan businesses commonly face production hurdles to becoming a quickly scaling startup. But that hasn’t...
by Jeff Kaplan | Jan 28, 2016 | Ventures
Founder: Loran Evans Site: Rightline Gear Lowdown: Soft car top carriers and truck/SUV tents Awesomeness: Improves fuel efficiency and packs away easily Are you always running out of storage space in your car for road trips and outdoor adventures? Rightline Gear’s...
by Jeff Kaplan | Jan 28, 2016 | FEATURED VENTURES, Ventures
Co-Founders: Michael Carland & Brian Deacon (pictured) Site: The LiveWire Solution Lowdown: Lead generation software for realtors Awesomeness: Real estate’s most advanced CRM solution In an era when most real estate transactions originate online, realtors need...
by Jeff Kaplan | Jan 20, 2016 | Happenings
Elevate, our new entrepreneurship program to accelerate high-potential, high-growth ventures kicked off the beginning of 2016. Combining mentorship modeled on MIT’s Venture Mentoring Service and peer-to-peer advising via Vistage International, Elevate helps founders...
by Jeff Kaplan | Jan 13, 2016 | Happenings
Asheville’s newest startup event series launches this month, called Startup Grind. Framed like an intimate fireside chat, successful local founders, innovators, educators and investors share lessons learned on the road to building great companies. Powered by...
by Jeff Kaplan | Dec 30, 2015 | Ventures
Founder: Matt Parris Site: Roots Lowdown: Small batch vegan hummus Awesomeness: Vegan, non-GMO, and mostly organic ingredients, no preservatives The “microbrew of hummus,” Roots dishes up small batch vegan hummus from non-GMO and mainly organic ingredients...
