April 2019

• Kellye Whitaker to Launch SmartUp in North Charleston, South Carolina!
• Spring Showcase Recap
• Pathfinders of Coastal Carolina (SmartUp Update)
• Wetland Plants, Inc. (SmartUp Update)
• Haand (E-TAP Project Update)
• Sandbar Oyster Company (E-TAP Project Update)
• Market Analysis for Proposed Lumbee Tribal Welcome Center
• Promoting Economic Development in Liberty NC
• Upcoming Events

February 2019

• New Analyst Introductions
• Fall 2018 Economic Development Projects
• Fall 2018 E-TAP Projects
• Homegrown Tools Launch

December 2018

• Tribal Events Impact Economy
• NCGrowth is Thrilled to Annouce the Newest Addition to the Team, Nicole Outlaw!
• Best Practices for Risk Mitigation in Niche Meat Cooperatives Locally
• Understanding the North Carolina Venture Capital Landscape
• NCGrowth Works with Elect Builders to Expand
• NCGrowth Supports Total Body Therapy & Wellness Center in Lillington

October 2018

• Summer Showcase Highlights Flourishing Sanford Businesses
• Nearly $1 million Grant from SunTrust Foundation to NCGrowth Will Help Economically Challenged Communities in the Carolinas Hire Locally
• SmartUp Small Business Assistance Program Kicks Off in Elizabeth City
• NC IDEA FOUNDATION Awards Thirteen NC IDEA ECOSYSTEM Grants to Partners Throughout State
• Week of Celebration for Minority and Women Business Owners in Greenville
• Business Assistance Projects Wrap-up
• NCGrowth Partners with UNCP’s Economic and Business Research Center to Conduct Economic Impact Analysis of UNCP
• Oct 30th Event in Asheville to Highlight the Business and Community Benefits of Employee Ownership

August 2018

• NCGrowth Hires Summer Analysts from 5 NC Universities
• Kara Stith Joins the NCGrowth Team
• New Business Assistance Projects Underway
• NC Choices and NCGrowth Partner to Support the NC Natural Hog Growers Association
• NCGrowth Visits Businesses in Sanford
• NCGrowth Attends the Annial Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Powwow to Measure Economic Impact
• Alumni Spotlight
• NC Idea Awards $147,000 in Grants to 15 Startups
• NCGROWTH Supports Downtown Workshops Held in Scotland Neck and Pilot Mountain

Spring 2018

• Updates on Current NCGrowth Business Projects
• NCGrowth Economic Development Project Updates
• Multidisciplinary Conference to Connect Black Communities
• Immigration and Entrepreneurship
• New Federal Grant Opportunities
• Vacant or Neglected Commercial Buildings: Options for Local Governments (UNC SOG Blog)

Winter 2018

• STARworks hosts NCGrowth Fall Showcase
• 5 E-TAP One Pagers
• NCGrowth leads cotton gin and collard farm tour in the Sandhills
• Introducing New Hires to NCGrowth
• Tabor City Industrial Incubator Feasibility Study
• Research on FEMA Buyouts, Impacts on Land and People

Summer 2017

• NCGrowth Hires Summer Analysts from Four Universities
• Ben Holmes wins Kenan Institute Impact Award
• NCGrowth Expands Impact into Sandhills with Golden LEAF Foundation
• NCGrowth Report: City of Clinton Business Retention Strategy
• NCGrowth Report: Measuring the Economic Impact of The Impact Center
• NCGrowth Report: Coharie 8A Certification Research

• NCGrowth Field Day Experience
• Students Experience Entrepreneurship; S.E.A.L. Style

April 2017

• NCGrowth Hosts Networking Lunch and Showcase in Roseboro
• Growth from the Ground Up
• InnovatEC: Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center in Northeastern NC
• Lean Manufacturing with P&A Industrial Fabrications
• Elizabethtown Small Business Incubator
• MHM Marine Partners with NCGrowth on Business Development Project
• Expanding Norman Showcase Academy
• Data Aggregation at Turn Bull Lumber Company
• NCGrowth Helps Unshakeable Builders Identify New Markets
• Growing the Waccamaw Siouan Tribal Daycare
• NCGrowth Conducts Workshop in Roseboro with the Construction Professionals Network Institute
• NCGrowth Explores Growth Strategies with Practicon