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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...

The NY Times has an interesting article about Essential Tech

Has this pandemic taught the tech industry what is essential to the consumer ? https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/15/technology/personaltech/virus-essential-tech.html?fbclid=IwAR2JhZKGT_r4RV0EO0owN-th2f4iNO06EJ7Pomse34_qyzaH9Yp3tY7sawA

Our friends at Cofounders Capital made two announcements today including an investment

You remember having both David Gardner and Tim McLoughlin on our stage at events? Right ? Today when everyone else is biting their fingernails with...

Famous Wilmington company FREAKER USA is working on mask contribution, $5 for 5 masks donated

Yes, the famous FREAKER USA team who appeared on Shark Tank, is working to help you make affordable (washable) mask donations. (First seen at a...

The largest budget in the world, the US Defense budget, has listed what they NEED. Take a LOOK

We have been talking SBIR grants since 2013. And made some progress in Wilmington. We have hosted the First Flight Venture Center events for two...

NBA legend Charles Barkley invests in a North Carolina startup called NeuroVice because Charles was on Shark Tank

Unexpected news as NBA legend Charles Barkley invests in a North Carolina startup based in Cary according to WRALTechwire.com https://www.wraltechwire.com/2020/04/15/nba-legend-charles-barkley-invests-in-cary-medtech-startup/  

New event hosted by recent guest Keith Washo – Startup Summit – May 1 with other guest speakers from NEW events

You may remember Keith Washo from our most recent event on the Scaling your Startup event. He is also the cofounder of Startup Summit and...

Venture capital trend of changing locations to find startups with cheaper valuations – NY Times

Yes, I have seen this in action as a good friend moved from N Carolina to Indianapolis to build her venture capital career. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/15/business/smallbusiness/seeking-new-businesses-better-lives-investors-move-inland.html

TWO startups will present Wednesday morning at 9 AM with 1 Million Cups Wilmington, tune in

Congrats to Snoopy and her 1 Million Cups Wilmington committee for pulling in two startups to present this Wednesday at 9 AM. See more...

$25 million in small business loans from state of NC legislature ?

Well this RARELY happens to get actual financial help from the state https://www.wral.com/nc-house-plans-to-add-25-million-for-small-business-loans/19055503/

Hurry up and get in line for the SalesForce.com $10,000 grant for small biz. Looks like one Wilmington company is already first in line.

So SalesForce.com is offering a $10,000 grant program , $5 million in total budget, and it looks like Wilmington's own Bitty and Beau's Coffee...