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DURHAM, NC – April 26, 2021 – NC IDEA, a private foundation committed to supporting entrepreneurial ambition and economic empowerment in North Carolina, announced today that the organization has awarded nearly $200,000 to nineteen North Carolina startups in its sixth NC IDEA MICRO grant cycle. Since the inaugural cycle in Spring 2018, NC IDEA MICRO has awarded nearly $1...
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Last week, Ventureprise — UNCC's innovation and entrepreneurship center — was named one of 10 recipients of a nationally recognized award.
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Abi Olukeye, the founder of Charlotte-based Smart Girls HQ, began her journey through Ventureprise, the University’s center for innovation and entrepreneurship. She participated in...
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Dr. Victor Chen, Associate Professor of International Management in Belk College of Business and Ventureprise Launch National Science Foundation I-Corps alumnus, has designed a course for students to assist startup ventures with global potential. At its core, the Global Launch course will focus on training business majored students’ theories and practices for global market assessment, global...
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Uptown Charlotte's 7th Street Public Market is now home to BatteryXchange's newest tech product, Apollo.
BatteryXchange, co-founded in 2018 by ...
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College students are worth their weight in gold when it comes to lending their skills to organizations that need help but operate on a tight budget.
And Samra Kanwal knew it.
Kanwal, a sophomore at UNC Charlotte,...
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Entrepreneur Dave Mason's background in software development, paired with the right team and a little luck on TikTok, has helped bring his new startup hollr to life.
Mason said the concept for the Charlotte-based startup...
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The idea behind new Charlotte startup Just Her Rideshare is a simple one — transportation for women, by women.
Founder Kimberly Evans is no stranger to the entrepreneurial life. After spending more than 20 years...
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Imagine spending all of 2019 building some amazing momentum, and when you finally get to a point where you’re ready to hit the market, the rug gets pulled from under you. That was exactly how early 2020 felt, on a business level, for me. I saw competitors pack their bags and close shop, and at a few points I thought we might have to do the same.
BatteryXchange navigated some lows…...
