TwistekCase, part phone protector, part wearable device and part awesome, returns to present at 1MC after launching its Kickstarter campaign last week. Hear co-founders Dan & Judi Bruns discuss lessons learned along the way to its "relaunch." Join us every...

Asheville Internet marketing agency JB Media Group is offering a half day boot camp to learn about effective online marketing strategies. Taught in the style of JB Media Institute's highly touted 6-week course, these three 1-hour sessions on July 29 will explore...

Can you learn entrepreneurship from the experiences of successful entrepreneurs? Yes. Yes, you can. A new 11-week entrepreneurship program kicks off this fall in Biltmore Park at WCU's Asheville campus. Launching August 25, the weekly classes will feature speakers...

Let's garner some tech love for Asheville. NCTA's annual NC Tech Awards gala in Raleigh honors the best innovators and innovations in technology and startups across the state. Is your tech company blazing trails in your industry? Nominate Asheville's forward thinking...

Last week at 1 Million Cups, special guest John Sotomayor, a Patent Attorney and former patent examiner with USPTO, shared inside knowledge of the U.S. Patent Office and discussed how he helps startups navigate this complicated, timely application process. Watch the...

Sure we’ve been named Beer City USA and #2 Startup City and are routinely showing up on coveted Top 10 lists (like this latest one from Travel+Leisure about the 10 Best U.S. Cities). But seriously, you know you’ve really made it with the influencer set when Huckberry...

The startup failure of Verastick is a lesson on how incomplete market research and product testing can derail a promising venture. To understand what critical lessons local startup veteran Chad Slagle learned when his company Verastick went sideways, watch...

Outrider USA has created a new transportation category with it's world record-setting, ultralight electric vehicles. Capital at Play reports in-depth on the startup's roller coaster ride over its past six years, from formation to nearly selling the company, and then...

A new daily podcast tackling critical issues for entrepreneurs was launched recently by Tom Ryan, a Kauffman Foundation entrepreneur-in-residence based in Asheville. A serial entrepreneur, business adviser and mentor, Tom has built six companies of his own. Now on the...

In July, Pitch for Pitchers heads to Asheville's first brewery after the Prohibition, Highland Brewing Company (at 12 Old Charlotte Highway). Kicking off at 6pm, participants who present 1-minute pitches with 2 minutes of audience Q&A will get access to valuable...

Ready to raise capital for your growing startup? Come join Josh Dorfman, Managing Director of Asheville Angels, the Venture Asheville's angel investor network, for a lunch 'n' learn conversation about raising capital from angel investors. Typically held the first...

At it again, the next 15 high-growth startups have been selected by AdvantageWest for the second round of ScaleUp WNC. Among these promising startups are Apex Brain Centers, Cab Hound, eCBiz Solutions, GoWorx, and Spectra3D Technologies. Learn more about the selected...