“Made In Asheville” Video Highlights Local Innovators
From the nation's first solar-integrated electric car charging station to NASA's first interstellar navigation system and the world’s largest manufacturer of revolutionary jet engines, innovation runs deeper in Asheville than many of us in the local startup scene...
6 Musts Before Quitting Your Day Job to Launch a Startup
Entrepreneurs excited about launching a new business idea may be eager to ditch their day job, but experts offer sage advice to consider before you make the leap. These tips include assessing your finances, doing the market research, and weighing the profitability of...
Full-Stack Web Developer
Do you enjoy working on both the front and backend? Do you enjoy using the most modern web practices to enable awesome customer facing communication materials? Join Kimmel & Associates’ team of passionate individuals from Apple, Nike, and more. You'll be a match...
Asheville Angels Grows, Looks for Promising Startups
Asheville Angels continues to attract new investors, with 36 members and counting. Each month the group meets to hear pitches from young, innovative businesses looking for capital. Since investing over $100k in local startup Plum Print in December, the angel investor...
NC’s State of Technology Industry Report
NCTA's first annual report comparing North Carolina's tech sector to other states has been released. Rankings focus on employment growth, earnings, technology infrastructure, and more. Props to NC for being #1 for the highest percentage of women in its tech workforce!...
ScaleUp WNC’s Inaugural Class
15 growth-oriented entrepreneurs have been selected for the inaugural class of ScaleUp WNC, an intensive business training program led by AdvantageWest. "Identifying which market to focus on next, understanding how to raise capital, and determining the appropriate...
One Million Cups presents BrightField Transportation Solutions
BrightField Transportation Solutions designs and deploys innovative, solar-integrated electric vehicle charging stations, aimed at developing the electric car market. Since installing the nation's first of its kind solar-integrated charging station in Asheville,...
Freer Logic
Tech advances are making our electronic devices smarter, and soon they'll read our minds, or rather our brain waves. With five patents related to human cognition and thought technology training, Freer Logic is exploring new technologies to enhance human performance....
How to Start a Startup Podcast
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Stanford University’s startup resources course is led by Sam Altman of Y Combinator, whose invested companies’ total valuation exceeds $30 billion, including Airbnb and Dropbox…Read More
Buchi’s Struggle to Become a National Brand
American Express' Open Forum features a new behind-the-scenes story of Buchi Kombucha, one of Asheville's fast-growing beverage makers. The Journey brings you inside the homes and heads of its two founders, known as the “Buchi Mamas,” as they struggle and strive to...
2nd Pitch for Pitchers a Success at Packed Funkatorium
Pitch for Pitchers AVL headed to Wicked Weed Brewing's Funkatorium barrel house on Tuesday, Feb. 10 for its second monthly event in 2015. Seven entrepreneurs pitched their startup ideas to a wall-to-wall crowd of more than 65 people. The winning, crowd favorite pitch...
Laura McCann Ramsey
A graduate of Parson’s School of Design, Laura McCann Ramsey’s early career was in fashion design. She went on to found multiple startups in fashion and technology including Fashion Express Worldwide, a global product development and sourcing agency whose clients...
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