by Jeff Kaplan | Nov 26, 2014 | Ventures
Co-Founders: Kendall Weaver & Shane Remington Site: Peppermint Lowdown: Linux operating system adopted by customers worldwide Awesomeness: Seamlessly integrates the cloud into desktop apps Peppermint OS was designed for the purpose of creating a cloud-integrated...
by Jeff Kaplan | Nov 26, 2014 | Ventures
Co-Founders: Drue & Allen Ray Site: SimplyHome Lowdown: Smart home-monitoring systems that support independent living Awesomeness: Technology featured on ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Families with aging or disabled loved ones are often torn between...
by Jeff Kaplan | Nov 19, 2014 | Happenings
Businesses with strong potential for growth and job creation may be eligible for ScaleUP WNC, an initiative to provide intensive growth strategy development and implementation assistance to 150 local, high-growth entrepreneurs over the next five years. Applications...
by Jeff Kaplan | Nov 19, 2014 | Happenings
Asheville climate partners have been busy working on the U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit launched yesterday by the White House. It offers best practices to help communities prepare for and boost their resilience to the impacts of climate change. The toolkit was a...
by Jeff Kaplan | Nov 19, 2014 | Talent
Darren Dahl loves telling stories about entrepreneurs who turn life’s barriers into opportunities and world-changing outcomes. As a contributing editor at Inc. Magazine since 2007 and frequent contributor to The New York Times (and numerous other national media...
by Jeff Kaplan | Nov 14, 2014 | Happenings
The Asheville Citizen-Times reported on a historic deal this week: The $65-million acquisition of downtown-based DoctorDirectory by Everyday Health of New York on Nov. 12 is believed to be the largest tech-company transaction of its kind in Western North Carolina...
