• NCGrowth’s Tier Rankings Report Featured on EdNC.org
• Helping a Legacy Farm Grow Forward
• Welcome Ryan Bethea to the NCGrowth Team!
• Leading Voices: Mark Little Featured in Aspen Institute’s New Report on Community Strategies
• Succession Planning: A Critical Step Toward Sustainable Family Enterprise
• Mark Little Featured in Rooted

• Celebrating Success at 'Thriving in the Carolinas' Event
• Welcome Jayson Crusenberry to the NCGrowth Team!
• Welcome Myra Belgreat to the NCGrowth Team!
• RES 2025 Conference Recap

• NCGrowth 2024 Annual Report
• Post-Helene Economic Recovery and Resiliency Planning in Western NC
• Working with JW Construction in Hollywood, SC

Thank you for being a valued part of our community and contributing to the growth of an inclusive economy. May your holiday season be filled with joy, and we wish you prosperity in the coming year!

If you're still shopping for gifts, explore our holiday gift guide showcasing past NCGrowth clients from diverse communities across the Carolinas.

Wishing you a safe and wonderful holiday!

Best regards,
The NCGrowth Team

http://2023 NCG Holiday Gift Guide (2)-min

• Lessons on Small Business Resilience from the Global Pandemic
• NC Tiers Backgrounder
• SC Rural Business Workshop Wrap-Up
• Succession Planning Workshop Recap

• NCGrowth Showcase at UNC-Chapel Hill
• Welcome Andrea, Our Newest Team Member!
• Wells, Water, and Growth
• Building Indigenous Foodways
• NC Commerce and NCGrowth Creating Outdoor Recreation Economies (CORE)

• Creating New Markets for Sauce Company After the COVID Slump
• Supporting Businesses in Hampton Roads, VA
• Bertie County Showcase Fosters Connections and Future Collaborations
• Reflections from the Tar Heel Bus Tour

• Promoting Foodways as Indigenous Economic Development
• Helping a Medical Spa Attract New Investors
• From Abandoned Rural School to Community Hub
• NCGrowth Spring Showcase Video
• Working Together to Solve Wealth Inequality
• NCGrowth Report Reveals Strategies for Inclusive Economic Development

• A Roadmap for Diversifying Apprenticeships
• NCGrowth-South Carolina Workshop Series Provides Valuable Resources for Local, Rural Small Businesses
• UNC-Pembroke Vendor Readiness Workshop & Purchaser Marketplace
• NCGrowth and National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development Hire Jessamyn Tracy in New National Partnership
• NCGrowth Expands in Southwestern NC with Dogwood Health Trust and New Hire Stacy Guffey

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for being a part of our community, working to build an economy with opportunities for all to prosper. Hoping you have a wonderful holiday season and wishing you the very best in 2023!

• Mark Little provides expert testimony for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project
• CREATE Participates in UNC Engagement Week with Four Community Engagement Stories
• NCGrowth Analyst Sam Wilkes honored with Thomas A. and Yolanda Kaye Stith Leadership Award
• Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Series – Capital Ecosystems: Seeding Smaller and Regional Funds to Increase Opportunity
• SBIR Turns 40: Evaluating Support for Small Business Innovation
• CREATE’s Nicole Outlaw featured in <em>Substantial Magazine</em> for her work helping businesses in Eastern Carolina
• SmartUp Client Marvin Ross of Peculiar Pig Farm featured in <em>The New York Times</em>

• Kellye Whitaker awarded the MLK Unsung Hero Award
• Research Highlight: Assessment of the SBIR and STTR Programs at NIH
• NCGrowth and Historic Princeville Work to Identify Market Opportunities for Newly Acquired 53-Acre Parcel
• Creating new partnerships in South Carolina – SCACED