The Coastal Corridor is Helping Wilmington Startups With Connected Devices for Life Sciences Industry
As the Wilmington innovation and startup ecosystem evolves and matures, new connections with statewide organizations are paying off for regional startups with connected devices for the emerging Life Sciences industry. The participating Wilmington startups have received grants, investments, awards, press coverage and validation from these organizations. What is the Coastal Corridor? The Coastal Corridor is […]
Waking Up a Dormant Startup Ecosystem
I am often asked how we built the Wilmington North Carolina startup ecosystem in less than ten years. I was asked twice last week by cities in the Carolinas. According to the ecosystem author Brad Feld of Techstars, it can take 20 plus years to build a successful ecosystem to assist entrepreneurs. (Watch this animation with Brad […]
Building Momentum for Your Startup in the Summer
Yep, keeping your motivation as an entrepreneur in the Summer can be tough. But keeping your investors happy with the positive momentum in the quarterly report does not take summer months off even if it is tempting to play “work hookey” with the kids while they are out of school. This is a good time […]
Investors Highlight Wilmington’s Potential Ahead Of Local Startup Event
Investors traveling to Wilmington always create a buzz in the coastal entrepreneur community. It’s not only helpful for entrepreneurs to get in front of investors, but it’s also an opportunity for people like Mahati Sridhar, a principal on the investment team at Revolution Capital’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, to gauge the health of […]
Wilmington startup ecosystem matches beauty of the coast
The crowd is BUZZING at Wilmington event. (Photo courtesy of Jim Roberts) by Jim Roberts, WRALTechWire contributor — March 12, 2024 . Last week, the headlines heard around the state were focused on the ranking of Wilmington, NC, as the #1 City on the Rise in the South by Southern Living Magazine. Knowing that the Wilmington leadership […]
Finding ways to make lives of opioid use disorder better: Wilmington firm lands $2.8M for research
OpiAID COO Tyler Sugden (left) and CEO David Reeser visited the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD for an onsite presentation with FDA and NIDA. (photo courtesy of OpiAID) by Renee Wright, WRAL TechWire — May 15, 2023 . Editor’s note: Startup Spotlight focuses on North Carolina entrepreneurial companies on a mission to improve lives and […]
Raleigh leaps into top 5 among best performing cities
Raleigh is back in the top 5 on an elite list of cities for economic development. But the other North Carolina city in the top 10 might surprise you. THIS ARTICLE IS FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Continue Reading With Your Subscription Access 4 weeks of business news and insights Subscribe for $1 per week Subscribe
Guest opinion: Hey Triangle, can Wilmington ‘borrow’ your resources?
PPD building in Wilmington. (Image: Jim Roberts.) by Jason Parker — November 2, 2022 Editor’s Note: Jim R. Roberts is the Founder of the Network for Entrepreneurs in Wilmington and the WALE Angel Network. Prior to being the Founding Executive Director of the UNCW CIE incubator, Jim also worked for the Durham based Center of Innovation for […]
Wilmington’s startup scene isn’t ‘up and coming’ – it’s here, and ranked No. 1
Photo courtesy of Jim Roberts by Sarah Glova, WRAL TechWire — June 2, 2022 . WILMINGTON – The Network for Entrepreneurs in Wilmington (NEW) celebrated its 7th anniversary with a sold-out event on Tuesday. Just hours before the event, the Port City received a timely celebration gift: a ranking on StartupBlink’s list of the best global startup […]
Ideas on how to help NC’s record number of startups survive and thrive
WILMINGTON – After 22 years of working in entrepreneur development, I keep wondering why more people are not willing to spend their relationship/political capital on entrepreneurs in their community’s startup ecosystem. Part of my responsibility as one of the leaders of the ecosystem is to eliminate the existing barriers to progress for local entrepreneurs. Yes, 70% […]