As the nation celebrates National Black Business Month in August, NC IDEA, a private foundation committed to supporting entrepreneurial ambition and economic empowerment in North Carolina, is also marking the three-year anniversary of its North Carolina Black Entrepreneurship Council.
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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 will kick off its Fall 2023 Grants Cycle with information sessions throughout the state. Here are the details.
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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 elected Jerry Edmonds III, Ed.D. as Board Chair, along with the election of three new directors; José Alvarez of Charlotte, Krista Covey of Research Triangle Park and Keith Luedeman of Charlotte.
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NC IDEA, a private foundation committed to supporting entrepreneurial ambition and economic empowerment in North Carolina, announced today that grant applications are open to support entrepreneurial mindset courses throughout North Carolina with the NC IDEA MINDSET Grant.
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Six startups across North Carolina – including three from the Triangle – have won $50,000 grants from the NC IDEA Foundation. The winners are …
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On the heels of National Small Business Week, entrepreneurs were treated to a day of sessions devoted to helping them identify, recruit, and train talent. While unemployment remains well under 4% and with nationally some 9 million job openings, companies from small to large, new to established, face workforce challenges. There are ways to fight the problem, executives were told Tuesday.
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Small Business owners, entrepreneurs, and Workforce Development professionals will be headed to the RTI Holden Building Tuesday for a full day of collaboration. NC IDEA and the North Carolina Association of Workforce Development Boards are partnering to host the event, focused on tackling small business challenges and sharing best practices.
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The field of startup candidates for $50,000 grants from the NC IDEA Foundation is down to 12 finalists from 24 semi-finalists, NC IDEA said Wednesday. And the finalists are …
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Fifteen early stage startups across North Carolina are each getting $10,000 boosts in a series of grants from the NC IDEA Foundation. And the winners are …
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