$10K Grants for Natural Products Innovators

$10K Grants for Natural Products Innovators

Calling Asheville entrepreneurs who make inspiring natural products with big potential for market disruption. Durham-based sustainability pioneer Burt’s Bees is running a Natural Launchpad grant program that offers $10K cash prizes for up to 10 startups creating...
UNCA Launches Robotics Competition

UNCA Launches Robotics Competition

Building on local efforts to ramp up STEM education, from BorgWarner Turbo Systems’ workshops with elementary students to the Nesbitt Discovery Academy (STEM High School), UNC Asheville is among area institutions preparing young talent for engineering jobs that...
ScaleUp WNC Selects 15 Businesses

ScaleUp WNC Selects 15 Businesses

Congrats to the next 15 businesses selected for ScaleUp WNC. The 3rd cohort  includes  No Evil Foods, Black Mountain Ciderworks, Copper Pot & Wooden Spoon, Organic Planet Cleaning, and Port City Amplification. Some 30 local ventures have completed the program. Run...