Velocity 2024 Business Accelerator Is Now Accepting Applications

Get ready to supercharge your startup! Join the Center for Creative Economy (CCE) for a 10-week program designed to help you turn your creative ideas into successful businesses. With customized curriculum and expert mentors, the Velocity 2024 Business Accelerator is everything you need to rev up your entrepreneurial journey. The Velocity business accelerator is seeking to help companies in Animation, Apparel, Art, Beauty, Digital Media, Film, Game Design, Photography, Video Production, Culinary, Music Industry, Podcasting,...

Rural Center’s NCInvest Invests $32M In 10 Venture Capital Funds

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Investments Represent Unprecedented Access to Capital for Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Entrepreneurs Throughout North Carolina RALEIGH, N.C., March 01, 2024 — The NC Rural Center announced today that it has invested $32 million in 10 venture capital funds from across the United States, through its NCInvest initiative. NCInvest is funded by the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI), a $10 billion venture capital and debt lending initiative managed by the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury)....

NC Rural Fund, Small Business Funding

Partner Spotlight: The NC Food Innovation Lab

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 NC Food Innovation Lab! The NC Food Innovation Lab is the nation’s only university...

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Partner Spotlight: EO Accelerator (EOA)

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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’re shining the spotlight on our partners at the EO Accelerator Charlotte! EO Accelerator (EOA) is an entrepreneurial learning program...

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Cabarrus Center Announces Spark Grants

Posted in Blog, Cabarrus Center News, Small Business Resources.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cabarrus Center Announces Spark Grants Concord, NC—December 8, 2020— The Cabarrus Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship announced today that it will be offering $5,000 Spark Grants to entrepreneurs located in or adding jobs to the county to help them test ideas that can be commercialized successfully. The Spark Grants are offered through the Flywheel Foundation, whose mission is to promote early- and growth-stage entrepreneurship in the markets served by Flywheel’s innovation centers....

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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Partner Spotlight: Small Business Center at RCCC

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 Center (SBC) at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College! The SBC is at the heart...

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Partner Spotlight: The Chamber

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. The Chamber The Chamber serves businesses in Cabarrus County as a trusted advocate, connector of resources and proactive catalyst for quality business and...

Partners, The Chamber

Partner Spotlight: Women’s Business Center of Charlotte

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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! Today, we would like to introduce you to The Women’s Business Center of Charlotte (WBCC). WBCC works to empower women business owners by offering...

Women's Business Center of Charlotte

Velocity 2024 Business Accelerator Is Now Accepting Applications

Rural Center’s NCInvest Invests $32M In 10 Venture Capital Funds

Partner Spotlight: The NC Food Innovation Lab

Partner Spotlight: EO Accelerator (EOA)

Cabarrus Center Announces Spark Grants

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

Partner Spotlight: Small Business Center at RCCC

Partner Spotlight: The Chamber

Partner Spotlight: Women’s Business Center of Charlotte

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