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A Carolina Beach-based startup, Skillmaker.ai, can cut down the time it takes to train an auto technician from two years to just 25 days, according to the company’s founder and CEO Robin Cowie. The platform uses extended reality (XR), including immersive technologies like virtual reality and mixed reality, to train workers. Skillmaker.ai won the Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED) Venture...
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2396970/episodes/16748271To mark ten episodes of Ecosysteming, host Thom Ruhe is joined by Jim Roberts, Founder of the Network for Entrepreneurs in Wilmington, the WALE Angel Network, and NC IDEA ECOSYSTEM partner. With years of experience as an ecosystem leader and NC IDEA reviewer, Jim has contributed to several entrepreneurial ecosystems and now focuses on supporting Wilmington’s rapidly growing startup scene. Tune in to discover what...
Six years ago, a new entrepreneur support org was formed with something to prove with very few resources. I created a gathering of friends and potential sponsors to try to recruit an expansion of a coworking space to the coast of North Carolina as a potential home for entrepreneurs. Oddly enough, that gathering of 57 professionals was not successful in...

HUGE opportunity. You KNOW you want to be part of TechStars portfolio want an investment from an accelerator

Techstars is looking for their next startups, no company from Wilmington has ever been part of their portfolio. Accelerators invest cash THIS WEDNESDAY, Indiana time (Central...

Wild Pitch Podcast (THIS) Wednesday at 11 AM from Dig South in Charleston

(A Wilmington NC startup was chosen for DigSouth pitch contest.) DIG SOUTH is stoked to launch "Wild Pitch Wednesday" on Wednesday, April 15, 11 AM...

You can watch this excellent video podcast from GrepBeat with three investors NOW

I watched this last Friday, but now you can watch on YOUTube as three investors from firms we have had on stage. And they will...

Veteran, leader and author Colonel Rob Campbell of VetToCEO hosting April 16 webinar for entrepreneurs

Join VetToCEO webinar, Thursday April 16th at 7pm for an interactive discussion (not one-way rambling on...) on entrepreneurship under crisis. Rob Campbell is also an...

100 new open jobs in North Carolina in financial sector

Yes, we want to encourage jobs in the Wilmington region, but we are in unusual times. Fidelity has 100 open jobs in the financial industry https://www.wraltechwire.com/2020/04/13/looking-for-work-fidelity-investments-looking-to-hire-2000-including-100-in-triangle/

139 open jobs in North Carolina if you REALLY need a new opportunity

Jobs are a much bigger part of this new web site than we anticipated. This web site from Charlotte always has a good list. https://www.charlotteagenda.com/jobs/      

Charleston’s HIGHEST profile tech entrepreneur matches grants up to $500,000, proof of the upside of a startup ecosystem

The upside of the success of an entrepreneur ecosystem as he gives back to the community. (Charleston is about 10 years ahead of Wilmington with...

If I might brag about our work with First Flight Venture Center for a moment, …

We have hosted BARDA representative Emil Runge in Wilmington NC for the last two years in conjunction with the SBIR workshop tour. We work...

NY Times has interesting opinion piece about small business owners

You can buy from your favorite small businesses now so they survive when we go out again. I have bought gift certificate from my...

Locally produced Podcast Soul Driven hosted by Ahna Hendrix w local entrepreneur Derek Schmidt

You know local marketing expert Ahna Hendrix, who attends our events when they are not on date night with Carlos. She has a podcast and...