Asheville's startup community just got a massive visibility boost with the recent opening of Hatch, a new office space for local tech ventures at 45 S. French Broad Ave. It's not only the headquarters for several of AVL's high-growth tech companies with plans to add...

It's enough of a challenge to get customers to like your product. But they may not open their wallet to your company unless they identify with your brand. BANGS, an online shoe company with $1 million in sales (which does no advertising or wholesale) was designed with...

Here's a short list of local ventures with strong followings on social media. Take some lessons from these pros on how to connect with your fans and customers online. 1) Crazy Russian Hacker – 8 million followers on YouTube: How do you make a viral video? Get lessons...

As our startup community strives to be as synonymous with Asheville as our craft beer, the arts, and scenic beauty, the spotlight on our town grows brighter. Who will be the next serial entrepreneur to join our burgeoning startup scene after reading about AVL on...

Venture Asheville Elevate, which launched in January with 10 startups, is adding 15 new ventures to its entrepreneurship program this July. Combining team mentorship modeled on MIT’s world-class mentor program and peer-to-peer advising delivered in partnership with...

Asheville, N.C., June 14, 2016 – Asheville Angels was formed to address a critical funding gap and help local investors fund startups and high-growth companies in Asheville and across the Southeast. After just over 18 months, the group reached a major milestone by...

Attracting talent is critical to building a world-class entrepreneurial ecosystem. In turn, our millennial population is growing nearly 5X faster than baby boomers and gen X'ers. That's a fact recognized by the Matador Network, which cites our craft...

Most early-stage ventures die in the funding graveyard that some might call the Valley of Death. It's where the "runway" ends. Enter Venture Asheville's Elevate program, which helps Asheville startup founders rapidly navigate the daily challenges of building...

Startup Grind's fireside chat is with special guest Alex Estevez, who advises portfolio companies and  identifies investment opportunities in tech companies across the eastern U.S. for Silicon Valley-based Accel Partners. Accel is a global leader in venture capital,...

Entrepreneurship is about to get a massive boost in visibility across our city. That’s because physical spaces catering to entrepreneurs are rapidly opening. So never mind your curmudgeonly friends and relatives who claim Asheville is all about hotels and beer (and we...

George Wheeler isn't the only business traveler who's faced frustrations with taxis in big cities, but he was one of early ones trying to fix the system with tech solutions nearly a decade ago. Today in the age of Uber, cab companies must adapt or die, and Cab Hound...

When UGoTour landed a contract with the NCDOT to provide mobile multimedia tours of some of the state's 54 official Scenic Byways, that was a huge milestone. WNC Magazine previews a few of the scenic tours offered for free by UGoTour, a participant in Venture...