We have a BIG question for 2021; namely, how will we support the many brave new members of the entrepreneurial collective? We can, as many states will, do nothing. Or we can increase our efforts to engage and support our entrepreneur communities so that they may create the many jobs and taxes we need to support strong communities and quality of life.
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“Entrepreneurs will lead the recovery from challenging times,” says Thom Ruhe, President and CEO of NC IDEA, in a video that opened its two-day ecosystem summit, “If we can find the courage to walk together in their direction.”
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We can choose to focus on the things that divide us, or we can embrace a common catalyst for change; namely, economic empowerment through entrepreneurship. Supporting the entrepreneurial potential of people is non-partisan and can be THE path we share toward recovery.
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Apparently, some people see an effort to support Black entrepreneurship being at the expense of neglecting others. At the risk of stating what should be obvious, that isn’t the case. Here’s why.
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Within the category of mature ecosystems, top contenders are the usual suspects one would expect; Silicon Valley and NYC for example. Rather promising for North Carolina however, is that multiple ecosystems ranked in the top 100 Emerging Ecosystems category.
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When we wrapped up our statewide entrepreneurship ecosystem summit last November, we said we would focus on “Ecosysteming” in 2020; inclusive economic development with entrepreneurship. Here’s an update.
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As we wrap up 2019 (midway through NCIDEA’s fiscal year) I wanted to share a few priorities we will be focusing on in 2020. Top of mind is our planning (already) for next year’s statewide Ecosystem Summit. Our inaugural event was, judging by post-event survey responses, well received. The...
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Since its inception in 2006, the NC IDEA SEED program has awarded nearly $6.5 million in non-dilutive grants to 148 innovative companies across the state.
Read MoreNC IDEA will host an inaugural North Carolina Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Summit with the goal to catalyze entrepreneurship as an economic development strategy for the state.
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