Three startups have earned the top seed-stage investment awards in the Center for Creative Economy’s Velocity Creative Accelerator. In the organization’s fifth annual education and seed funding program, ten creative entrepreneurs completed a 9-week entrepreneur education program that refined their business plans and pitches to investors to be one of the top three startups to… Read More »
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Three Creative Companies Win Top Prizes from the Velocity Creative Accelerator
Wake Forest and the New Museum Present ‘IdeasCity Winston-Salem’
Year-long partnership to focus on thriving mid-sized cities Wake Forest University, New Museum’s NEW INC in New York City, and more than a dozen local businesses and organizations, are engaging in a unique year-long partnership under the banner “IdeasCity Winston-Salem.” Throughout the 2020-21 academic year, community partners will host events to explore creative approaches to… Read More »
Minority Business Enterprise Grant Program Provides Funds for COVID-19 Relief
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 »
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 »
Home Outlet Celebrates Grand Opening of Winston-Salem Location
E.C. Barton & Company announces the opening of its new Home Outlet store in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The new location at 7766 North Point Blvd, opened their doors on September 21, 2020. Home Outlet offers quality flooring, cabinetry, plumbing, doors, and window products at the Guaranteed Lowest Price for consumers and professionals. “We conduct a lot… 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 »