The economid development group NC IDEA has received a $1.25 million commitment in funding from the Research Triangle Foundation – a record for giving to the organization – and seven grants have been awarded totalling $250,000 from the funds.
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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.
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NC IDEA, a private foundation committed to supporting entrepreneurial ambition and economic empowerment in North Carolina, announced today that the organization has received a charitable contribution in the amount of $100,000 from The Wege Foundation to support the efforts of the North Carolina Black Entrepreneurship Council.
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Seventeen groups across North Carolina will split nearly $1.5 million in grant money from the NC IDEA Foundation. Here’s the breakdown.
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Let us all be mindful going into the holiday season that we are stronger when united, and can agree that economically empowering people through entrepreneurship is in everyone’s best interest.
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NC IDEA recently announced the formation of the North Carolina Black Entrepreneurship Council, which will lead NC IDEA in its programmatic and grant making ambitions to address the challenges of Black entrepreneurship in North Carolina, according to the organization’s website. And the agenda received a lot of attention during the NC IDEA forum this week.
Read MoreThe second day of the NC IDEA Summit focused on how to “reset” ecosystems to optimize economic recovery. “Every community has the right to prosper in our economy,” said Thom Ruhe, NC IDEA’s CEO. “So today, we focus on how we reset. To help communities become economically dynamic and vibrant.” Here are ideas about what to do – with an emphasis on empathy and equality.
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NC IDEA, a private foundation committed to supporting entrepreneurial ambition and economic empowerment in North Carolina, announced today live at their 2nd Annual Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Summit that the organization has awarded $350,000 in seed grants to seven North Carolina startups. Six are from the Triangle. Here’s the breakdown.
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Sixteen startups from North Carolina have been selected to receive grants of $10,000 in the latest round of NC IDEA MICRO grants from the NC IDEA Foundation. Here are the recipients.
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