by Jeff Kaplan | Jan 31, 2019 | Happenings
Somebody’s getting a $5,000 check to blast off into startup stardom. Ka-boom, ka-blam! Thank you to our early donors. In one week, we met our first milestone of 25 donors. That means somebody, maybe you, is going to receive a $5,000 check, which is more like...
by Jeff Kaplan | Jan 24, 2019 | Happenings, Uncategorized
Ask a startup what they can do with $5,000. You’ll be shocked to hear the impact and impressed by how far an early stage founder can stretch a dollar. That’s why Venture Asheville is thrilled to announce the new Asheville Impact Micro-Grant program, a radically...
by Jeff Kaplan | Jan 23, 2019 | Happenings, Uncategorized
Have you felt something missing in your life? An unexplainable void? A lack of snark and wit tinged with the buzzwords one could only learn in the best-most-prestigious business schools? Let me right that ship, fix our holistic cadence, and value-add this long tail...
by Jeff Kaplan | Jan 2, 2019 | Happenings
Boy am I glad all that vacation is over. Who’s with me? Who’s ready to make 2019 their year? Who’s pumped for a huge January? Who’s ready to ca-ca-ca-ca-rush it?! I feel like Ric Flair this New Year – that’s how much excitement I have for Asheville’s Startups...
by Jeff Kaplan | Dec 20, 2018 | Happenings
Venture Asheville’s mentorship program has enabled the growth and success of many area startups, including eleven out of fifteen of 2018’s Venture 15, ranking the area’s fastest-growing startups. The future is just as bright for Venture Asheville’s newest cohort,...
by Jeff Kaplan | Dec 12, 2018 | Happenings
ASHEVILLE, NC, December 4th, 2018– Over the last five years, Asheville’s startup ecosystem has sprinted forward, from increasing its population, to shaping a market of greater profitability, to developing a nuanced support network. Venture Asheville celebrated...
