The NC Small Business Technology Development Center is launching a four-week cohort aimed at entrepreneurs who are ready to take a leap with their business idea. Taking the Leap starts on April 7. Participants will learn about different aspects of starting a business, including identifying potential markets, writing a business plan, running the finances of… Read More »
Author: Ethanie Good
Taking the Leap: Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Partners Launch a Course for Startups
Lowe’s Opens Technology Service Desk Location in Winston-Salem
Lowe’s hosted the grand opening of its new IT Service Desk in Winston-Salem today. Lowe’s recently moved the technology operations team into the newly renovated 27,000 square-foot office space at Madison Park on University Parkway. The team of 110-plus analysts provides remote service support and resolves technology concerns as the first point of contact for… Read More »
Flywheel is Accepting Applicants to New Ventures Startup Competition
The New Ventures Challenge is a business idea competition that offers startup teams the opportunity to win seed funding and enter the Flywheel New Ventures Accelerator. Winning teams will be awarded cash prizes and follow-up investments with an average $50,000 investment per team in return for a 7.5% equity stake. Applications are open through March… Read More »
North State Aviation Aquired by MRO Holdings
MRO Holdings (MROH) announced today the completion of its acquisition of North State Aviation (NSA), an aircraft heavy maintenance facility in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. North State Aviation offers heavy maintenance and modification services on narrowbody aircraft in a six-bay facility. MROH first announced it had executed a letter of intent to purchase NSA in April… Read More »
City of Winston-Salem Business Plan Contest
The City of Winston-Salem’s Office of Business Inclusion and Advancement is ready to kick off the 2020 Business Plan Contest! Eligible submissions must be for for-profit micro-businesses with 5 employees or fewer which are located within the NRSA (Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area) (PDF). Two winners will receive a $5,000 grant for startup costs and a $5,000 potential… Read More »
Paid Internship Program for WS/FCS Students Addresses Community Workforce Goals
As part of a comprehensive program to interrupt the cycle of intergenerational poverty, Mayor Allen Joines, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Superintendent Dr. Angela Hairston, Winston Salem Chamber President Mark Owens, and Truist Bank Triad Regional President Cantey Alexander announced today the creation of a paid internship program for 11th and 12th grade students in the Winston… Read More »