LEAD: Innovation – Entrepreneurship and Small Business Summit
LEAD:Innovation, a regional summit for entrepreneurs, startups and small businesses, will be hosted at Western Carolina University on April 22. Come hear CEOs and regional leaders discussing solutions to some of their biggest business headaches. Entrepreneurs will...
Forbes: The Emergence Of Small Town Angel Investing
Forbes recently reported on angel investor groups located in so called flyover states in an article featuring the Upstate Carolina Angel Network (UCAN). It explores investor momentum in the Greenville, SC region, labeled one of the "creative angel epicenters doing...
Authentic Communities Summit on March 24-27
An interactive four-day summit featuring industry leaders and community catalysts, the Authentic Communities Summit is chock full of great speakers and will include tracks on Innovation + Technology and Entrepreneurship. It will be held March 24-27 at New Mountain AVL...
Technical.ly’s Top 10 Code Civic Hacking Projects
For its volunteer efforts in tracking the money trails of our local government spending, Code for Asheville was recognized on Technical.ly's Top 10 Code for America civic hacking projects you should be following. The article stated: "The folks at Code for Asheville...
Perfect Pitch: How to Pitch Investors
Raising money from investors is challenging. This seminar led by Josh Dorfman (Managing Director of Asheville Angels), Matt Dunbar (Managing Director of Greenville's Upstate Carolina Angel Network), and Paul Clark (Managing Director of the South Carolina Angel...
Pitch for Pitchers winners, record crowd at Twin Leaf
Excitement has been brewing around Asheville's newest startup event, Pitch for Pitchers. The monthly event filled the floor at Twin Leaf Brewery on Tuesday, March 10th with a record crowd of about 80 people. Five entrepreneurs pitched their 1-minute startup ideas to...
NC Startup Funding Jumps 35%
Funding to NC startups rocketed up 35% to $622M in 2014, up from $461M in 2013. So says a new report from the Council for Entrepreneurial Development. The Innovators Report showed tech funding is up 138% to $288M, followed closely by life science. North Carolina...
Rob Capoziello, IT Czar
As CIO and VP of Information Technology for startups and high-growth businesses in the health technology industry, Rob Capozziello has built his career as a transformational leader tackling product development, performance and scalability. Rob has built and managed...
Accelerating Appalachia Selects 12 Businesses
The world's first-of-its kind, nature-based business accelerator, Accelerating Appalachia, has selected 11 seed-stage businesses and an entrepreneur from 80 applications for its second 12-week program. The businesses cover a range of markets, including sustainable...
ACF Technologies
Co-Founder: Jose Mora
Site: ACF Technologies
The Lowdown: Software solutions that streamline customer service
Awesomeness: Finally! Enjoy shorter wait times at the DMV
Pitch for Pitchers March!
Asheville's newest startup event, Pitch for Pitchers, heads to Twin Leaf Brewery on Tuesday, March 10th at 5:30pm. Come hear seven entrepreneurs give their best 1-minute pitch, and join in the 2-minute rapid-fire audience Q&A session that follows each pitch. Voted...
AVL Startup Uses Robotics to “Print” Affordable Homes
A local startup has created a solution for the lack of affordable housing in regions across the U.S. by using advanced robotics and technology that is similar to printing a house piece-by-piece. Starting with customizable computer models, the energy-efficient homes...
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