In 2012, an Innovate Raleigh event prompted the region’s goal to make the top five nationally for entrepreneurship and innovation.
2013 was an update on that first year-and-a-half of progress – HQ Raleigh (formerly HUB Raleigh) opened. American Underground expanded in Durham and announced plans for Raleigh. The city hired its first innovation and entrepreneurship manager in Derrick Minor. CED created Triangulate to map all of the region’s startups and resources to assist them. United started a nonstop flight to San Francisco, making it easier for investors to visit companies here.
This year’s Raleigh Innovation Summit, coming September 10 during Entrepreneurship Week, will celebrate successes since then. It will also explore the link between the health of cities and the vibrancy of entrepreneurial communities.
