Events

The entrepreneurial journey can be both exciting and frustrating, and Innovate Carolina is partnering with experts to support you along the way. Join us as we hear from author and professor Mark McNeilly. McNeilly teaches marketing and organizational behavior in the MBA and Undergraduate Business programs at UNC’s Kenan-Flagler school. He also serves as the

The entrepreneurial journey can be both exciting and frustrating, and Innovate Carolina is partnering with experts to support you along the way. Join us for an insightful workshop session featuring Zachery Eanes, a reporter for Axios and Pete McEntegart, the managing editor for GrepBeat. Eanes and McEntegart will provide invaluable strategies to position and promote

Looking for a dynamic and inspiring workspace for the day? Join us at The Junction, powered by Innovate Carolina! Explore an innovative, spacious coworking environment in the heart of Downtown Chapel Hill. Enjoy excellent Wi-Fi, snacks, and a conducive atmosphere for productivity. Find us at 136 East Rosemary Street, right next to the Wallace parking

Embrace the imperfect entrepreneurial journey as we delve into tales of triumphs and missteps, where startup leaders not only share their victories but openly discuss their pitfalls. Next in our Founders Forum series, we’ll speak to Scheree Gilchrist, CIO for Legal Aid of North Carolina (LANC). Gilchrist oversees the development of a sustainable, strategic plan

The entrepreneurial journey can be both exciting and frustrating, and Innovate Carolina is partnering with experts to support you along the way. Join us as we hear from Ashley Tison, Founder of OZ Pros. Tison, an attorney and professional speaker, has worked in real estate, mergers and acquisitions, business growth and management. This workshop will

As consumers, our expectations about what we eat are changing. We still want our food that tastes delicious and is easy to prepare. But we also want healthier, more locally sourced options, too. More than ever, we expect greater access to fresh produce, minimally processed foods, information about where our food comes from, how it’s

Designathon Practical Guide Launch and Social Innovation Discussion! Please join us at Innovate Carolina Junction for the release of “Design with and for the Public: A Practical Guide for Designathons in Health and Health Research,” which provides practical strategies for people interested in organizing designathons to enhance health and well-being. This in-person event will describe the designathon process and

The entrepreneurial journey can be both exciting and frustrating, and Innovate Carolina is partnering with experts to support you along the way. Join us as we hear from Kevin Nicusanti, Equity Funding Specialist with SBTDC. Nicusanti’s workshop will focus on de-mystifying the process of becoming investor ready, understanding different types of investors and how to prepare

Accelerate your ideas through customer discovery and market opportunity validation! KickStart Venture Services is recruiting community startups as well as faculty, post-doctoral fellows, graduate students, and undergraduate students with innovations and an interest in commercialization to participate in our virtual NSF I-Corps program. We’ll teach you the principles of customer discovery to help you better understand the market

Curious to learn about the innovative entrepreneurial initiatives led by UNC students? Don't miss the inaugural Luby Innovation Grants Pitch Competition, where student teams will vie for a chance to win $95,000 in cash prizes in front of our esteemed panel of judges. These student teams have been through the 1789 Student Venture Fund, where