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Celebrating Women-Owned Small Businesses

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October is National Women’s Small Business Month, which serves as an excellent opportunity to reflect on the work of female entrepreneurs everywhere. The Rise of Women-Owned Businesses According to the 2019 State of Women-Owned Businesses Report by American Express, there are 13 million women-owned businesses in the U.S. alone. Compare that to 1972 when there were only a little more than 400,000 women-owned businesses in operation at the time. Over the last two decades, female entrepreneurship in the U.S. has increased...

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The Cabarrus Center Launches Retail Lab Program

Posted in Cabarrus Center News, Press Releases, Programs, Retail Lab.

Applications now open to existing and future retail business owners CONCORD, NC, August 2021 – The Cabarrus Center is now accepting applications for the Retail Lab—a brand new program created to address the complexities and sometimes daunting nature of starting and operating a retail establishment. The Retail Lab will serve existing or prospective retail business owners in Cabarrus and Rowan counties. It is an application-based, six-week immersive boot camp, followed by an opportunity for new retailers to test their...

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Cabarrus Center Hosts 53 Ideas Pitch Competition Finale

Posted in Cabarrus Center News.

The Cabarrus Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship hosted the 53 Ideas Pitch Competition finale in its state-of-the-art event space located in downtown Concord, NC. Pitch Competition The 53 Ideas Pitch Competition was created to expand upon the community’s innovative ideas and provide everyone with a chance to share their ideas, test viability and compete for funding to support new venture creation. Anyone aged 16+ who resides in the ten counties surrounding Charlotte could enter. This annual competition...

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New Ventures Expands in North and South Carolina

Posted in Our Partners.

CONCORD, NC—April 22, 2021— Flywheel’s early-stage investment and accelerator program announced today it is expanding in regions ranging from the North Carolina Core to Upstate South Carolina. New Ventures opened applications this month to four separate application pipelines and areas of focus through June 7, 2021. The expanded accelerator program offering is coupled with a fourfold expansion of the corollary investment funds. “Our ability to replicate the New Ventures program as we expand our network of innovation...

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Cabarrus Center Provides a “Spark” Through New Grant Program

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Meet the Recipients at the Cabarrus Center Spark Grant Celebration on May 6 The Cabarrus Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship may have just opened in March, but the first big “spark” of activity has already been underway for several months as aspiring entrepreneurs worked to secure grants through a new program, funded by the Flywheel Foundation and Truist Bank. Back in December, the Cabarrus Center launched the first cycle of its Spark Grants program. Entrepreneurs located in or adding jobs in Cabarrus County...

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Partner Spotlight: NCBiotech

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Our primary focus at the Cabarrus Center is to support the creation of new businesses and the growth of existing small businesses through free or low-cost educational and networking programs, mentor networks, capital access, and events. We will be doing this in collaboration with a dynamic group of partners and we are very excited to introduce you to all of them! This week, we are shining the spotlight on our partner, NCBiotech! NCBiotech transforms life science in North Carolina. They nurture a community statewide...

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A Recap of Our Hard Hat Tours

Posted in Cabarrus Center News.

We hosted another day of Hard Hat tours earlier this month as more and more progress is made on the Cabarrus Center. If you are just now learning about this exciting new venture coming to downtown Concord on Feb. 12th, here is what it’s all about! The Cabarrus Center is designed to support the creation of new businesses and the growth of existing small businesses in Cabarrus County. The space includes: 20,000 square feet of meeting and event space Private offices and coworking innovation stations Flexible...

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The Flywheel Coworking Model Will Take Flight at the Cabarrus Center

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>> Featured in the Independent Tribune on 12/6/2020. Small businesses, startups, entrepreneurs, and more will soon have access to a variety of exciting benefits with Concord’s new coworking space, The Cabarrus Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Powered by Flywheel. However, coworking is just the beginning of what the Cabarrus Center offers. Offices and meeting rooms will be available to rent and communal spaces will foster new relationships both personally and professionally, just as a functional coworking...

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Partner Spotlight: Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC)

Posted in Our Partners, Small Business Resources.

Our primary focus at the Cabarrus Center is to support the creation of new businesses and the growth of existing small businesses through free or low-cost educational and networking programs, mentor networks, capital access and events. We will be doing this in collaboration with a dynamic group of partners and we are very excited to introduce you to all of them! This week, we’re shining the spotlight on our partners at the Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) in Charlotte! The SBTDC is among...

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