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Jim Roberts of NEW welcomes the crowd to the second annual #910 Day at Ironclad Brewing.
On Wednesday evening, Jim Roberts and the Network for Entrepreneurs in Wilmington (aka NEW) hosted folks from around the Wilmington and broader North Carolina entrepreneurial ecosystem for the second annual #910 Day. The event took place at Ironclad Brewery and was packed to capacity. #910 Day is designed to bring together entrepreneurs, leaders, and other change-makers to both highlight existing...
The life science industry is thriving these days in the Wilmington area, professionals in the field said at a recent event. Nearly 300 people from 15 states gathered in downtown Wilmington at the third annual Investor Buzz In at the Beach event, held May 16 at Cape Fear Community College’s Union Station. The event, hosted by the Network for Entrepreneurs...
Two decades ago, Wilmington’s tech scene had a much different landscape. “There was not much advocacy before 2013, not many people in the room,” said Jim Roberts, founder of Network for Entrepreneurs in Wilmington (NEW) and Wilmington Angels for Local Entrepreneurs (WALE). 2013 marked the start of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, headed...

Wilmington entrepreneur adds a new line of sports related mask designs

Big news One day after appearing on the 3 Sips of Advice podcast, Wilmington entrepreneur Jamie Mottram of Breaking T announces a new line of...

3 Sips of Advice video podcast w entrepreneur Jamie Mottram as his biz pivoted from live sports moments swag to ….

Welcome to the 3rd episode of the 3 Sips of Advice short form video podcast. Our guest this week is Jamie Mottram, CEO of Breaking...

A web site FULL of job openings with companies in North Carolina

Are you or a friend looking for a new job? The Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina has this list https://edpnc.com/north-carolina-immediate-employment-opportunities/ Good Luck friends  

Three Wilmington area startups +1 local WALE startup pitched today at the South’s largest investor conference

GREAT job by Wilmington area startups in their virtual presentation at the CED Venture Connect Conference in Raleigh. Day one - Charles Davis of EasyVote...

New episode of 3 Sips of Advice video podcast with RTP Capital President Mark Friedman

Happy Thirsty Thursday everyone ! Just making it under the wire. We have a new episode of the 3 Sips of Advice video podcast. This...

What do entrepreneur support orgs like Network for Entrepreneurs in Wilmington (NEW) do for startups?

I asked a simple question on Twitter on Tuesday and I was shocked by the lack of response. "What are the 5 main things that...

Wilmington startup OpiAid presents May 4 at South’s largest investor event

CED is the largest and oldest entrepreneur support org for 35 plus years. Their annual venture capital conference has been moved to virtual. Wilmington's startup OpiAid...

250 jobs with state of North Carolina

North Carolina to hire 250 to trace contacts of those exposed to coronavirus https://www.wral.com/coronavirus/nc-to-hire-250-to-trace-contacts-of-those-exposed-to-coronavirus/19074101/?fbclid=IwAR29YXgOB3q71Zp98MxSltCVbd0aTxgSSnF01LamsU4yyv-z5eKZnfD-u6I

GREAT news for Wilmington , TWO local startups WIN the NC IDEA micro grants

Fantastic POSITIVE NEWS for the ecosystem https://ncidea.org/nc-idea-foundation-awards-total-of-160000-to-sixteen-north-carolina-startups/ 3 Spark Design – Vale, NC AstraHive – Winston-Salem, NC Double 20 Games – Raleigh, NC EleVate – Winston-Salem, NC FishingLicense.us –...

NC rIOT is hosting an important virtual event on May 14 about getting your IOT product to market in new business climate

Our friends who help Internet of Things product companies are hosting this virtual event on May 14th at 1 PM. According to Invite: Join RIoT for...