Keynote speaker Thom Ruhe, NC IDEA FOUNDATION President & CEO, will share his insight on NC IDEA's strategic funding direction and the state of North Carolina entrepreneurship. The May 1st program will introduce a "new, interactive formate that focuses on prom…
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Ventureprise Announces 2018 Charlotte Venture Challenge for May 1st
17th annual event will feature keynote speaker, panel and innovations emphasizing customer discovery and Charlotte entrepreneurial scene
May 1, 2018
Keynote speaker Thom Ruhe, NC IDEA FOUNDATION President & CEO, will share his insight on NC IDEA's strategic funding direction and the state of North Carolina entrepreneurship. The May 1st program will introduce a "new, interactive formate that focuses on promising innovation emerging from UNC Charlotte research and the Charlotte community," says Ventureprise Associate Director Devin Collins.
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Charlotte Venture Challenge 2018
The 2018 Charlotte Venture Challenge is May 1
May 1, 2018
The 2018 Charlotte Venture Challenge will focus on Ventureprise Launch participants and showcase these innovation based ventures from the Charlotte community and UNC Charlotte researchers and students. The event will feature a keynote by NC IDEA Foundation President Thom Ruhe, followed by a panel of local startups that have received foundation funding. A reception will follow where participating ventures will showcase their innovations.
Register by Friday, April 27th at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/charlotte-venture-challenge-tickets-44373629721
MoreVentureprise Names Laura Smailes as Assistant Director
New position to expand outreach and recruitment for NC IDEA Ventureprise Launch Program
November 28, 2017
CHARLOTTE, N.C.- Nov. 27, 2017- Ventureprise has hired Laura Smailes as Assistant Director to expand community outreach for NC IDEA recruitment and program management of initiatives to strengthen entrepreneurship at UNC Charlotte and the region.
MoreWelcome Young Transatlantic Innovation Leaders (YTILI) to Ventureprise
June 14, 2017
Ventureprise welcomes three international entrepreneur fellows for a two week program to explore U.S. opportunities and participate in Ventureprise activities. The entrepreneurs are participating in the U.S. State Department Young Transatlantic Innovation Leaders Initiative (YTILI) organized by the German Marshall Fund of the United States. Participants spend 2.5 weeks in the U.S. starting with a welcome program in Washington, DC and then a two week internships with their host organizations.
MoreTwo Ventureprise Companies Selected as Blue Diamond Award Finalists
Awards Celebration Gathers Charlotte's Best in Technology
February 20, 2017
InfoSense, Inc. and Virtual StrongBox, two companies at Ventureprise, were selected as finalists for the 2017 Blue Diamond Awards. The awards program gathers top IT and business executives to celebrate the best in Charlotte technology.
MoreVentureprise Launch Accelerator Begins February 2017
January 30, 2017
Charlotte-area innovators and entrepreneurs seeking to launch ventures to address national and global markets can jumpstart progress by participating in the Ventureprise Launch acceleration program beginning in February 2017.
MoreNC IDEA Foundation Awards Grant to Expand Ventureprise Launch
Extends proven National Science Foundation I-Corps Program
September 8, 2016
Ventureprise was named by the NC IDEA Foundation (www.ncidea.org) as a recipient of one of its first nine grants to North Carolina organizations that support entrepreneurs and promote entrepreneurship.
MoreInc. 5000 Fast-Growing Private Companies Features 44 Charlotte USA Firms.
PLANIT GROUP named fastest growing in North Carolina
August 19, 2016
PLANIT GROUP named fastest growing in North Carolina.
The 2016 Inc. 5000 fast-growing private companies ranking includes 186 companies headquartered in the Carolinas. These top performing businesses are concentrated in Charlotte USA, home to 44 firms, and the combined Raleigh and Durham-Chapel Hill metros, also home to 44 firms.
MoreThe Impact of Innovation...Charlotte Entrepreneur Growth Report
March 25, 2016
The Charlotte Entrepreneur Growth Report (CEGR) is the region’s first systematic evaluation of its diverse and rapidly growing innovation-driven entrepreneurship community. The initial 2015 edition was funded by the Charlotte Regional Fund for Entrepreneurship, a public-private, entrepreneurial initiative supported by the City of Charlotte and the NC IDEA Foundation. The report was researched and created through an effort led by Ventureprise in collaboration with the Business Innovation & Growth Council, and UNC Charlotte’s Urban Institute.
MoreUNC Charlotte Selected as an NSF Innovation Corps Site
$300,000 Award Will Accelerate Commercialization and Train Students
May 28, 2015
The UNC Charlotte proposal for a Ventureprise Charlotte Launch program was selected as an NSF I-Corps Site in a nationally competitive solicitation by the National Science Foundation. The selection also designates UNC Charlotte as one of 36 universities that are part of the NSF National Innovation Network.
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