by Jeff Kaplan | Jan 13, 2015 | FEATURED VENTURES, Ventures
Founder: Steve Woody Site: Theraworx Lowdown: Medical skin product designed to fight infection Awesomeness: Products used in West Africa to combat the Ebola epidemic Theraworx™ is a patented technology that’s clinically proven to help control hospital-acquired...
by Jeff Kaplan | Jan 13, 2015 | Happenings
Have an idea you’ve been itching to bounce off your fellow entrepreneurs? Asheville’s newest startup event, Pitch for Pitchers, kicks off on Wednesday, January 14, from 5:30pm until… at Hi-Wire Brewing (197 Hilliard Avenue). As many as 10...
by Jeff Kaplan | Jan 7, 2015 | Happenings
The Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce wants to know how you–local entrepreneurs and business leaders–rank Buncombe County in terms of business friendliness by taking a brief 5-8 minute survey. Results will be used to provide policymakers and researchers...
by Jeff Kaplan | Jan 6, 2015 | Happenings
Asheville Area Chamber’s 9th Annual Job Fair Wednesday, 1/7, 11am-4pm Davis Event Center at WNC Ag Center 1301 Fanning Bridge Road, Fletcher, NC Boost your career at the region’s largest annual job fair on Jan. 7. The Asheville Chamber’s Annual Job Fair...
by Jeff Kaplan | Jan 4, 2015 | Resources: Events
Every Wednesday morning Asheville’s startup community gathers downtown for 1 Million Cups of Coffee (1MC). Each week 1 to 2 startup founders pitch their business to an audience of like-minded entrepreneurs, investors, professionals, and supporters of Asheville’s...
by Jeff Kaplan | Dec 29, 2014 | Happenings
Excerpt: Perhaps best known as a craft beer and independent restaurant mecca, and as a haven for musicians and artists of all genres, Asheville, North Carolina, frequently makes appearances on lifestyle-oriented “Top 10” or “Best of” lists. Local leaders in Asheville...