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Cabarrus Center Celebrates Retail Lab Pop Up Store Grand Opening

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Six Retail Lab graduates launch their businesses inside new co-op store in Downtown Concord On Wednesday, April 13 at noon, new local retailers will cut the ribbon to officially open the Retail Lab Pop Up Store at the Cabarrus Center in downtown Concord. The idea for the Retail Lab Pop Up Store was birthed after the completion of the Cabarrus Center’s first Retail Lab Boot Camp program in the fall of 2021. Members of the cohort were offered the opportunity to pitch for the use of the Retail Lab space in the Cabarrus...

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Cabarrus Center Launches Team-Based Entrepreneur Mentorship Program

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10 local ventures and 25 mentors join the pilot of Cabarrus Center VMS, licensed by MIT After months of planning, training, and recruiting, the Cabarrus Center Venture Mentoring Service (VMS), licensed by MIT, has launched its pilot program with 25 local mentors and 10 new ventures and existing small businesses. The Cabarrus Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, located in historic downtown Concord, has been the hub of entrepreneurial development since it opened in March of 2021. However, key stakeholders in...

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Cabarrus Center Launches Second Retail Lab Boot Camp

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Applications Open to New Retail Entrepreneurs on February 1, 2022 The Cabarrus Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship announced the Spring session of its Retail Lab Boot Camp and is accepting applications starting on Tuesday, February 1, 2022. The Retail Lab was created to address the complexities of starting and operating a retail business. The Retail Lab serves early-stage retail business owners in Cabarrus and Rowan counties. It is an application-based, six-week immersive Boot Camp, followed by an opportunity...

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The Cabarrus Center Retail Lab Program Graduates 14 Local Entrepreneurs

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CONCORD, NC – On Wednesday, November 10, fourteen local entrepreneurs will complete the inaugural Retail Lab Boot Camp—a brand new program created to address the complex and sometimes daunting nature of starting and operating a retail establishment. The graduates of Retail Lab completed an application-based, six-week immersive boot camp, and are preparing to compete later this month for grant funding and an opportunity to test their concept in a pop-up retail space for six months. The entrepreneurs will each pitch...

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The Cabarrus Center Launches Retail Lab Program

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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

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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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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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The Cabarrus Center Opens in Downtown Concord

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Flywheel to Host Tours for Meeting Space, Private Offices, and Memberships CONCORD, NC, March 2021 – After months of planning and construction, the Cabarrus Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship has opened in downtown Concord, North Carolina in the former Cabarrus Savings Bank Building, with a ribbon-cutting held on March 2nd in partnership with the Cabarrus Chamber. Flywheel, a leader in creating coworking communities committed to growing businesses, has designed and is now managing this historic space. “Cabarrus...

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A Recap of Our Hard Hat Tours

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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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