Here’s our exclusive wrapup of upcoming events happening across North Carolina in May. Included are the latest meetups, conferences, workshops, application deadlines and networking events happening in Asheville, Charlotte, the Triad, Wilmington and other parts of the state.
This post is part of our weekly column of upcoming events, along with our comprehensive resource guide for startups in the Triangle.
May 11, 8:15-11:30 a.m. (online)
NC Chamber’s annual Energy Summit will feature industry leaders discussing the trends, challenges and innovations impacting energy strategy and economic climate.
May 12, 7:30-9 a.m. (online)
Every Wednesday morning, entrepreneurs in the Lake Norman area join to present their companies to mentors, advisers and other startups. Join to meet new people and collaborate with fellow entrepreneurs.
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Where the Sandhillsâ white-gray soil surrenders to Piedmont clay, Lee County has pulled much of its history from the ground. The process of forming earth into bricks has endured more than 60 years in its county seat, Sanford, which is also known as Brick Capital of the USA. Fields of tobacco and cotton once stretched to the horizon. While it holds tight to those traditions, itâs growing in new directions.
At almost 255 square miles â 89th-largest of North Carolinaâs 100 counties â Lee County is smack in the middle of the state, near Harnett, Moore and Chatham counties. Like its neighbors, itâs busy tending a high-tech economy of advanced manufacturing, food processing, aerospace, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals. Itâs possible in large part because of workforce training orchestrated and tailored by the local community college, a chamber of commerce dedicated to educating and encouraging entrepreneurs, and expanding health care options.
By Vicky Janowski, posted May 7, 2021 From using artificial intelligence to predict sales to capitalizing on a seafood staple, this year’s Coastal Entrepreneur Awards winners run the gamut. While vastly different, what the 11 companies and organizations do have in common is being chosen by a panel of judges as CEA category winners.
Their wins were based on whether they are entrepreneurial and of those deemed entrepreneurial, which organizations were most likely to be financially successful (or for nonprofits, have the most impact). Read more about the process and the winners inside this issue.
That’s one of the pieces of advice we give our Coastal Entrepreneur Award judges each year when they’re faced with the task of making their picks. Who shows high-growth potential?
NOTE: WRAL TechWire’s interactive calendar is currently down due to technical issues. Accordingly, we won’t be adding new events for the time being. In the meantime, the following list includes links to the individual event pages/sites so readers can find out more and RSVP directly with event organizers.
Here’s our exclusive wrapup of upcoming events happening across North Carolina in May. Included are the latest meetups, conferences, workshops, application deadlines and networking events happening in Asheville, Charlotte, the Triad, Wilmington and other parts of the state.
This post is part of our weekly column of upcoming events, along with our comprehensive resource guide for startups in the Triangle. To find out what’s happening this month in the Triangle specifically, check out part one of this week’s column. Another post previews June events.
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Do you have that entrepreneurial spirit, but could never get started? The Trenton Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA) might be able to give you that much-needed boost.
The association has unveiled its Win This Space Downtown Trenton contest, designed to give a budding entrepreneur an opportunity to open a store-front in Trenton’s downtown corridor.
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DBIA executive director, Lisa Kuypers-Schroedter said the contest is designed to give someone or a team a helping hand in joining the business world.