HanesBrands, a global leader in iconic apparel brands, has announced a $2 million investment in three historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The four-year partnership involves North Carolina A&T, Pensole Lewis College of Business & Design and Winston-Salem State University. The university partnerships will fund research and offer financial support to students in areas ranging… Read More »
Category: Economic Development
HanesBrands Invests $2 Million into HBCUs as Part of Commitment to Creating Opportunity for All
WSPR Fund Invests Seed Capital in Three Early-Stage Companies
The Winston-Salem Partners Roundtable (WSPR) Fund makes three initial investments totaling $554,000 The WSPR Fund, an angel group with over 60 members, has closed its initial investments in three Winston-Salem-based early-stage companies totaling $554,000. In addition to capital, the WSPR Fund is able to provide strategic support to assist early-stage companies as they grow. To… Read More »
Our Impact in 2021
Q4 Report and Year-in-Review 2021 is a significant year for Greater Winston-Salem, Inc. as it marks our first full year of operations under the unified vision of economic development set forth when we launched as a new organization in 2020. Programs in entrepreneurship, talent and workforce, place marketing, and target industry sector recruitment are new. We’ve… Read More »
Q3 Quarterly Report
Creating meaningful economic and community development momentum requires a comprehensive approach. Forsyth County businesses have the right formula to make this happen. This quarter brought some “wins” across the board in economic development, entrepreneurship, talent and workforce development, and more. We welcomed a new headquarters with Nature’s Value and celebrated a local expansion with Garner… Read More »
Applications Now Open for MBE Grants
The Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Grant fund is now open for applications for the 2021 round of funding. The MBE Grant fund launched last year with the goal of assisting Black and Latinx-owned small businesses in Winston-Salem and Forsyth County with COVID-19 recovery. The fund provides businesses with up to $25,000 and is focused on… Read More »
Tech Talent Recruitment Fund
A new initiative in Forsyth County encourages the recruitment and retention of tech talent. Greater Winston-Salem, Inc.’s Tech Talent Recruitment Fund offers disbursements for net new hires and will be paid directly to companies. Companies may utilize these funds to finance recruitment efforts or staffing services, as direct payments or bonuses to new hires, for… Read More »