nc black entrepreneurship council

Four more leaders join NC Black Entrepreneurship Council

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Oct 3, 2023

NC IDEA, a private foundation committed to supporting entrepreneurial ambition and economic empowerment in North Carolina, announced today that the North Carolina Black Entrepreneurship Council (NC BEC) has elected four new members: André Blackman of Raleigh-Durham; Carrie Cook of Charlotte; Jamila Davis of Charlotte; and J. Hackett of Asheville.

Five NC HBCUs will receive $150K grant from NC IDEA to boost entrepreneurship

Posted by Jason Parker | Dec 16, 2022

Five Historically Black Colleges and Universities in North Carolina will receive grants of $150,000 each from the NC Black Entrepreneurship Council.

NC IDEA, NC Black Entrepreneurship Council award $140,000 in grants to support 14 groups across state

Posted by WRAL TechWire | May 4, 2021

NC IDEA, a private foundation committed to supporting entrepreneurial ambition and economic empowerment in North Carolina, alongside the leadership of the North Carolina Black Entrepreneurship Council, has awarded $140,000 in ENGAGE grants to fourteen partners throughout the state executing on innovative and transformational ideas that will elevate Black Entrepreneurship.

Black Entrepreneurship Council awards $360,000 in grants to eight groups

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Dec 15, 2020

Eight groups from across North Carolina have been awarded grants totalling more than $360,000 through the NC Black Entrepreneurship Council which recently was launched by NC IDEA.