General News
Second Cohort of Charlotte Leaders Graduates from Inclusive Innovation Leadership Academy
Charlotte, NC- September 19, 2022 Inspire, Motivate and Influence was the objective of the Ventureprise Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center and City Startup Labs, Inc as they partnered to impact diversity among mentors, advisors and decision-makers within the Charlotte entrepreneurial community. Through the formed partnership, the Inclusive Innovation Leadership Academy (IILA) sought to drive North Carolina’s […]
Ventureprise Awarded Small Business Ecosystem Partner Grant for Entrepreneurial Support Programming
Ventureprise received a $249,535 Small Business Ecosystem Partner Grant to assist small businesses through an integrated support program at UNC Charlotte involving customer discovery training, access to workforce talent, and other services. Ventureprise will assist a large pipeline of small businesses that have formed during the COVID-19 pandemic. These companies will be assisted through an […]
Ventureprise Welcomes Carrie Bovill as Entrepreneurship Programs Specialist
Charlotte, NC – September 15th, 2022 – Ventureprise, UNC Charlotte’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center, has hired Carrie Bovill as Entrepreneurship Program Specialist to manage innovation and entrepreneurship programs. Carrie joins Ventureprise from Coastal Carolina University, in the Myrtle Beach metropolitan area, where she served as community coordinator and was responsible for community engagement and chaired […]
Ventureprise Alumnus Dr. Margaret Kocherga “Catches a Unicorn” with Successful Pitch for Investment
On the latest episode of “The Unicorn Hunters Show,” Dr. Kocherga promotes her startup Margik Inc., which introduces ultra-thin lightening technology and the use of organic, environmentally-friendly products. https://inside.charlotte.edu/news-features/2022-08-18/alumna-margaret-kocherga-c…
Pier Giorgio Bianchi Wins National YTILI Pitch As Ventureprise Mentee
YTILI Entrepreneur Fellow Pier Giorgio Bianchi, originally from Ferentino, Italy, won the National YTILI Pitch competition out of winners from 8 other cities in DC. He is currently the CEO and Founder of Talents Venture, connecting students with investors for starting their own businesses. https://www.ihclt.org/post/congrats-to-our-ytili-fellow
49er Impact Alumnus Caleb Achidi Awarded Derrick Griffith Servant Leader Award
This past spring, 49er Impact Grand Prize Winner Caleb Achidi was awarded the UNC Charlotte Derrick Griffith Servant Leader Award for his commitments to mentorship and leadership as a first-generation college student. https://studentaffairs.charlotte.edu/spotlight/caleb-achidi?j=1049932&sfmc_sub=2…
UNC Charlotte Ranks Eighth for Startups and 15th for Invention Disclosures
The influence of UNC Charlotte’s growing research enterprise is solidified in a new report that evaluated the universities in the United States most proficient at creating new knowledge; instilling it into their science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) graduates; and transferring it to new and existing enterprises. https://inside.charlotte.edu/news-features/2022-06-03/unc-charlotte-inventions-p…
Ventureprise Awards over $10,000 to Students Making an Impact with their Ideas
The 2022 Charlotte Venture Challenge provided the proverbial cherry on top of a year-long process during which student entrepreneurs honed their business or project ideas, streamlined their plans and perfected their presentations in preparation for pitching their ideas. The goal: Win support that will help transform their envisioned enterprises into reality. A total of 24 […]
Three UNC Charlotte and Ventureprise Alumni Make Their Mark
Ventureprise, UNC Charlotte’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center, works with students, faculty and community members on commercializing their research, elevating their ideas and incorporating entrepreneurial thinking into the campus academic experience. With core programming, Ventureprise Launch NSF I-Corps provides University innovators with commercialization advice, training and funding to identify potential customers and crucial lab-to-market knowledge. While […]
Belk College of Business Announces Entrepreneurial Certificate
Undergraduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship Students of all colleges are encouraged to apply! The Undergraduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship provides students with an understanding of how to think and act entrepreneurially in efficient and effective ways. Open to all UNC Charlotte undergraduate students, the certificate aims to satisfy the increasing societal demand for skill sets related to […]