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...

Flywheel Cafe, Flywheel Coworking, Retail Lab, Small Business Center at RCCC, The Flywheel Foundation

The Women-Owned Small Businesses of Gibson Mill

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Did you know that Gibson Mill is home to a unique variety of women-owned small businesses? The once thriving 20th century manufacturing facility was purchased by local friends in 2004 and restored to offer an array of retail, office and warehouse space for local entrepreneurs. The reinvention of the space has given many female entrepreneurs the opportunity they need to take their innovative ideas to the next level by starting up a new business. As we close out National Women’s Small Business Month, take a moment...

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Explore the Women-Owned Small Businesses of Downtown Kannapolis

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The newly revitalized downtown Kannapolis district offers a wide variety of attractive, vibrant spaces for female entrepreneurs to start and grow their small businesses. The picturesque downtown district is now home to an array of women-owned small businesses ranging from boutiques and art studios to delicious food and treats. As we celebrate National Women’s Small Business Month, we invite you to explore the small businesses that female entrepreneurs have created in downtown Kannapolis, so you can support them now...

Entrepreneurship, Small Business, women-owned

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...

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...

Flywheel Coworking, Retail Lab

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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New Ventures Expands in North and South Carolina

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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...

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...

Cabarrus Center, Entrepreneurship, Flywheel Coworking, Spark Grant

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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The Cabarrus Center Retail Lab Program Graduates 14 Local Entrepreneurs

The Women-Owned Small Businesses of Gibson Mill

Explore the Women-Owned Small Businesses of Downtown Kannapolis

Celebrating Women-Owned Small Businesses

The Cabarrus Center Launches Retail Lab Program

Cabarrus Center Hosts 53 Ideas Pitch Competition Finale

New Ventures Expands in North and South Carolina

Cabarrus Center Provides a “Spark” Through New Grant Program

Partner Spotlight: NCBiotech

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