Why People Are Talking About Wilmington Startup
Eight hours In North Carolina’s coastal city Wilmington reminds me of Durham five years ago. It’s an exciting time to be there. Last Wednesday, I was invited to speak at an entrepreneur event in downtown Wilmington hosted by Jim Roberts, the former director of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at UNC Wilmington who is […]
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Wilmington Makes Play in North Carolina’s Startup Scene
Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill’s research triangle will always be home to North Carolina’s largest startup scene—it’s been an established epicenter of innovation for more than 50 years and its Center for Entrepreneurial Development is one of the largest in the world. Jim Roberts isn’t disputing the research triangle’s rank as No. 1, he just wants […]
North Carolina’s biggest startup advocate lives in Wilmington
Did you know the coastal city of Wilmington, N.C., has a thriving entrepreneurial community? The team at Southern/alpha does, thanks to the town’s biggest advocate, Jim Roberts. Perhaps Roberts knows a little something about getting to journalists, since he is a proud graduate of the University of Florida’s College of Journalism & Communications, with a […]