Applications for the NC IDEA Foundation #MICRO ($10K) and #SEED ($50K) grants are now open! If you’re an #entrepreneur looking to grow and scale your company, this is your opportunity for non-dilutive funding for your startup.
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#2025EcosystemSummit #ecosysteming
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NC IDEA Foundation is making it rain and awards $160K to 16 North Carolina startups.
Read about it here: tinyurl.com/2hhzayka
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A very entrepreneurial crowd at Do Greater Charlotte during the fall round info session in #CharlotteNC to promote NC IDEA Foundation's #NCIDEAMICRO ($10K) & #NCIDEASEED ($50K) grant program cycle for small businesses in #NorthCarolina. For more info: ncidea.org/for-entrepre... #ecosysteming
Prospera doing some #ecosysteming for the New Hanover region's Latino-owned businesses along with the @ILMchamber's Latin American Business Council and new friends. #ChooseCapeFear #BeachEcosystem #NHCgov
There is local tourism micro-entrepreneurship happening in #NorthCarolina. #ecosysteming
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#ecosysteming happening for rural North Carolina. Stay tuned for more soon.
Another successful #SeedTheSouth Capital Summit is in the books! Contratulations to @InnovateCLT and everyone involved, including partners, entrepreneurs and investors. North Carolina's ecosystem is strong with its entrepreneurial talent, innovation and intentional #ecosysteming.
Every once in a while, entrepreneurs like Emiliano remind us the why of what we do. It is an honor to serve you #ecosysteming #31DaysofBiz
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Some good people did a good thing today by supporting NC IDEA Foundation in delivering its mission and selecting the North Carolina entrepreneurs who will receive $50K grants for the spring cycle of SEED. #ecosysteming
"These 15 grant recipients, 80% of which represent under-served communities, speak to the economic potential of North Carolina and the great work of our ECOSYSTEM partners to level the playing field for all promising startups." Amy Bastian
#ecosysteming
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A lot of #ecosysteming happened in #DurhamNC today as some good entrepreneurship support people gathered to discuss who will move on to the next round for a shot at $50K from NC IDEA's #SEED spring grant cycle.
"I can attest that what we have in North Carolina is special and the envy of many other states and countries." - Thom Ruhe
I agree! #ecosysteming
Read why here:
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Thank you, NC IDEA Foundation for being such an impactful partner and a strategic convener for entrepreneurship in North Carolina. We are making this thing of ours even stronger, and other states should follow suit in such a well-designed model for #ecosysteming.
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When a committed ecosystem builder like Jim Roberts is consistent, listeners will follow suit and help his efforts. @ProsperaUSA listened and started pitching in. Case in point: x.com/ProsperaUSA/...
This is what many of us call #ecosysteming.
#ChooseCapeFear
Two impactful days delivering Prospera's mission in #WilmingtonNC during the first Wilmington Chamber's Latin American Business Council meeting of 2025 and also doing some consulting and bringing some resources to local entrepreneurs. #ChooseCapeFear #NHCgov #ecosysteming
A great listen from NC IDEA Foundation's 𝘌𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 podcast featuring a master ecosystem builder and a good friend Jim Roberts, who is a leading voice in the #WilmingtonNC startup scene. #ecosysteming #Entrepreneurship
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#NorthCarolina's first session of 2025 in #CharlotteNC with a big bang, great partners and a lot of of entrepreneurial dreams. #ecosysteming #CorridorsOfOpportunity
I take listicles with a grain of salt. But, when they reflect the hard work of a statewide #ecosysteming effort, this thing of ours as we refer to it, I am not above taking a victory lap.
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