A new grant program will offer funding for COVID-19 relief to Black and Latino-owned small businesses in Winston-Salem and Forsyth County. The Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) grant fund will provide businesses with up to $25,000 and is focused on improving business success, job retention, and job creation for Black and Latino-owned businesses. $1.2 million has… Read More »
Author: Greater Winston-Salem, Inc.
Minority Business Enterprise Grant Program Provides Funds for COVID-19 Relief
Innovation Quarter announces the establishment of iQ Community Labs
The Innovation Quarter has announced the establishment of iQ Community Labs™, a partnership hub for developing and implementing breakthrough ideas in the space of health and social equity within one of the leading innovation districts in the world. The aim of iQ Community Labs will be to mobilize traditional and non-traditional commercial partners who want to… Read More »
State of NC Announces New COVID-19 Relief
New Relief Funds Available If your business has experienced extraordinary business disruption and it has not been able to open due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, the new Mortgage, Utility and Rent Relief (MURR) Program may be able to offer assistance with some of your fixed costs. Eligibility for the MURR Program is limited to… Read More »
5 Reasons Collaborative Law is Good for Business
The new Uniform Collaborative Law Act was recently signed into law in North Carolina and takes effect on October 1, 2020. What is in this new law and why is it good for business? Collaborative law, a type of alternative dispute resolution (ADR), offers parties in a dispute a new alternative to lengthy, public, and… Read More »
TrueLook Expands Operations with New Headquarters in Winston Salem’s Innovation Quarter
Winston Salem-based construction camera provider TrueLook has expanded its operations with a new office located in the rapidly growing Innovation Quarter of Winston Salem. TrueLook employees gathered at the new office for a ribbon cutting ceremony this past Friday. “The ribbon cutting was particularly momentous for us,” said Roger Yarrow, TrueLook COO. “Not only has an… Read More »
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Earns LGBTQ Health Care Equality Top Performer Designation in Annual Healthcare Equality Index
For the third year in a row, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center has received high honors from the national Human Rights Campaign (HRC), in recognition of the efforts being made by the institution and its health care workers to ensure all LGBTQ patients and their families receive inclusive care. Wake Forest Baptist is among 193… Read More »