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Faced with a slumping economy, more small businesses are turning to legal clinics operated by area attorneys, universities and legal associations, according to those operating such clinics.
North Carolina now has more than 54,000 people working for some 500 biotech companies. It is considered the third-largest biotechnology centre in the country, after California and Massachusetts. The aggregate economic impact, according to one report, is almost $46 billion a year.
UNCG Establishes N.C. Entrepreneurship Center
Building on the foundation of campus entrepreneurial growth, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro is setting its sights on aiding businesses in the greater community with the establishment of the North Carolina Entrepreneurship Center.
Why entrepreneurship matters for Southeastern North Carolina
UNCW provides students with a strong educational base and CFCC gives individuals, young and old, an opportunity to develop skills in important trades.
A team of students and staff members from UNC Charlotte will be in Tennessee this weekend, competing in the Global Venture Challenge.
Small business gets boost from UNCG
The school of hard knocks will have some competition this fall when UNCG begins new programs to teach people how to start successful businesses. The university believes that small businesses will be the big job creators of the next 30 years, and students should learn the skills they need to succeed.
Research park revives waterfront
As part of the Aquaculture Technology Transfer Program, scientists from N.C. State University and the University of North Carolina at Wilmington use the Sturgeon City facility to raise southern flounder.
An Engine of Diversity
The convergence of higher education and research at the famed RTP has been all but idyllic for years. What happened there is a strong example of how regions can start their own home-grown, bootstrap efforts to harness local brains and draw in scientific research.
A&T lands prized National Science Foundation center
N.C. A&T took a giant leap into the future of medical engineering research Thursday, becoming the first historically black university to be named a Engineering Research Center by the National Science Foundation.
NCSU Picked for National Research Center
The federal government has picked North Carolina State University to lead a national research center that will examine ways to improve the power grid and develop renewable electric-energy technologies.
Mauceri Speaks on Arts and the Economy
Chancellor Mauceri of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts speaks on his understanding and vision for education and the arts, and how they impact society.
MBA students make business pitches for UNC class
UNC-CH has developed an executive MBA class in which students soft launched businesses they've developed. Over the six-week long course, 35 students took an idea for a business and visualized the process of starting it up from top to bottom.
UNC approves design for Carolina North's Innovation Center
The Innovation Center, which will host lab and office space, is expected to foment university startups. UNC hopes that the center can match the technology flowing out of the university with the business experts and venture capitalists needed to help young companies grow.
Triad could become and aerotropolis
The term "Aerotropolis" was coined by economic-development expert John Kasarda to describe a regional economy based in the aviation industry but with equally good links to other forms of transportation.
The future of business
While kids all over the area are spending their summers at camps swimming and making crafts, 58 youngsters ages 11 to 16 are walking away with ideas for starting and running their own businesses.
UNCW was a perfect lab for texting business
A company has developed technology to text daily campus activities and events, provide grade retrieval and real-time WAVE bus locations and other services to students and staff.
UNC Charlotte to Increase Community Engagement Efforts
Starting this fall, UNC Charlotte will increase efforts to teach the importance of community engagement. In response to the UNC Tomorrow commission and Crossroads Charlotte, the University is laying the groundwork to prepare students to become engaged citizens, not only while they are enrolled, but upon graduation
Hub targets green-collar job creation
ASHEVILLE – Eyeing the growing number of green-collar jobs in the area — from solar panel installers to green builders — the Hub Alliance voted Tuesday to support the creation of the Asheville Sustainability Institute to help develop a green economy.
Education and Tech Entrepreneurship
The popular image of American tech entrepreneurs is that they come from elite universities: Some graduate and start companies in their garages; others drop out of college to start their business careers. The dot-com boom reinforced the image of technology CEOs being young and brash. But, even though Bill Gates and Steve Jobs founded two of the world’s most successful companies, they are not representative of technology and engineering company founders.
Globalization and the Economic Restructureing of the Southeast
Two symbolic processes are under way that are changing fundamentally the structure of the American economy and the ways in which people live. These two processes globalization and regionalization
The Cognitive Age
If you go into a good library, you will find thousands of books on globalization. Some will laud it. Some will warn about its dangers. But they’ll agree that globalization is the chief process driving our age.
The Infrastructure Dilemma
Assessing the world's infrastructure needs is a daunting task. Even more daunting for governments is developing formulas to pay for these massive construction projects.
Postcards from School
Territories around the globe are learning how higher education can foster corporate location.
Economic Transformation Through Liberal Arts Education (Toledo Free Press)
There doesn't need to be any disconnect between teaching the liberal arts and preparing our students to participate in the 21st century economy, argues the dean of the University of Toledo's College of Arts and Sciences.
Universities and Economic Development (Chronicle of Higher Education)
How can universities find a place for themselves in the work of economic transformation? In this online discussion, Leslie Boney outlines some possibilities.
Western Carolina Students Working on Bright New Ideas
A new competition at Western Carolina is drawing out the best in student entrepreneurs.
Governor Asks NC State Center to Study Car Batteries
Gov. Mike Easley announced a public private partnership to create a new center at NC State, focused on creating a lighter, more efficient electric car battery.
NC Entrepreneurship Efforts -- NC Magazine November 2007
North Carolina entrepreneurs represent much of the solution to the state's future economic needs. UNC schools and the new Entrepreneurship Education Consortium, linked with other strong North Carolina assets, have the potential to energize the state's efforts.
NCSU's Centennial Campus Named Research Science Park of the Year October 31, 2007
A national association has selected NC State's Centennial Campus as the top research science park in the nation, in recognition of its long-term success in cutting edge research in bioscience and biotechnology, advanced materials, education and information and communication technologies, and its impressive achievements in recruiting new companies.
UNC-CH Recognizes Faculty For 'Engaged Scholarship' October 31, 2007
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has selected its first group of eight "engaged scholars" -- outstanding faculty committed to connecting their work with the needs of the community. They are part of the university-wide commitment to strengthening university-community relationships.
UNC System is a Key Business Resource -- NC Magazine
October 2007
While its most important roles -- teaching, research and public service -- haven' changed, increasingly the UNC System is establishing closer communication with the state's businesses -- as employers of its students, advisors on skills needed and partners in solving the state's challenges.
WCU Adopts Engaged Scholarship Tenure Model -- Inside Higher Ed
October 2, 2007
Western Carolina University — after several years of discussions — has just announced a move (toward a broad definition of scholarship). The university has adopted Boyer’s definitions for scholarship to replace traditional measures of research. The shift was adopted unanimously by the Faculty Senate, endorsed by the administration and just cleared its final hurdle with approval from the University of North Carolina system. Broader definitions of scholarship will be used in hiring decisions, merit reviews, and tenure consideration.
ECSU Aviation Park
September 26, 2007
When it's complete, the park will include an aviation science building for Elizabeth City State University and hangars for several new aviation-related businesses. Officials estimate the project could create up to 500 jobs and pump $150 million into the local economy.
Availability of biofuel grows in Cape Fear Region
September 6, 2007
In the greening of America Wilmington has moved into a regional position of leadership.
Study Predicts Computers Will Displace 60 Percent of Current Workforce by 2030
September 4, 2007
Think back to the early 1980s. The structure of the U.S. workforce was very different than it is today.
Which Universities Are Leading the Charge to Educate Successful Entrepreneurs?
September 4, 2007
While colleges and universities are a natural breeding ground for new businesses, some universities excel at producing entrepreneurs and designing entrepreneurial programs that meet the needs of their community.
UNCG Launches Program to Promote Entrepreneurship
September 4, 2007
GREENSBORO, NC – A sweeping new program at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro will engage students in entrepreneurship.
Building Entrepreneurial Learning for Life, or BELL, is starting this fall and will ensure that students, regardless of their majors, will be exposed to the world of starting and operating not-for-profit as well as for-profit enterprises.
America's Best Colleges for Entrepreneurs
Western Carolina University is recognized as the 5th top e-school in the country by Fortune Small Business. The best online programs blend quality with flexibility.
NGA releases two reports underscoring the importance of innovation:
A Final Report and Investing in Innovation.
National Governors Association, August 2007.
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