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The Continuum of Black Entrepreneurship

February 2, 2021

Entrepreneurship is more than just an action—it's a state of mind. We are committed to building upon the legacy of Black entrepreneurship in the Innovation Quarter through providing the resources and support creators, doers and makers of color need to thrive. Watch the video to…

Community, Diversity & Inclusion, Ecosystem, Entrepreneurship

Diversity in Innovation: HUSTLE Winston-Salem & Soy Emprendedor

December 2, 2020

A Crossroads The Innovation Quarter in Winston-Salem, NC, is located at a crossroads.It's where U.S. Route 52 meets Salem Parkway, a thoroughfare that winds through the heart of the city. It's where a once-thriving tobacco district becomes a cutting-edge hub for tech and entrepreneurship. And…

A portion of the Depot Street Mural in progress

Arts, Diversity & Inclusion

Depot Street Renaissance Mural

November 30, 2020

Discover Depot Street During the late 19th and 20th centuries, the area surrounding R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company’s manufacturing facilities was known as the Depot Street neighborhood. Depot Street (now Patterson Avenue) was one of the first prestigious Black neighborhoods in Winston-Salem and a thriving hub…

Community, Diversity & Inclusion

Innovation Quarter Steps to Address Racial Inequity

June 12, 2020

The outrage and pain our communities, most especially people of color, are feeling after witnessing example after example of police brutality is very real and must be acknowledged. We stand with those pleading for an end to all forms of racism and bigotry and for…

Two members of the ACCESS center chatting on a sofa.

Community, Diversity & Inclusion

Providing ACCESS for MWBE Certification in Winston-Salem

November 19, 2019

When working a puzzle, it’s often helpful to start with the outside pieces, framing the image and providing some structure. In those moments when pieces fit together, a much larger, much clearer picture is revealed. This is a story of one of those moments. Karen…

Arts, Community, Diversity & Inclusion, Events & Programming

Juneteenth Festival 2019

June 22, 2019

A photo recap of Winston-Salem's Juneteenth Celebration held on June 22, 2019 throughout the Innovation Quarter.

Three women chat before a Venture Cafe gathering.

Community, Diversity & Inclusion, Ecosystem, Entrepreneurship

Through the Eyes of Entrepreneurs: What Venture Café Brings to the Triad

June 6, 2019

From her glass box of an office that overhangs Turbine Hall in Bailey Power Plant, Karen Barnes gets a bird’s eye view of the burgeoning innovation community that gathers every Thursday night for Venture Café Winston-Salem. “In just two years, we’ve seen so much,” Barnes…

A rendering of the Bailey South building, which is being developed in the Innovation Quarter.

Diversity & Inclusion

Vison for Bailey South Winston-Salem

October 22, 2018

For Coleman Team it wasn’t an easy decision. It was the only decision that really made any sense. Standing on the corner of Fourth Street and N. Patterson Avenue a little over a year ago, Team could see the future laid out in front of…

Arts, Community, Diversity & Inclusion, Events & Programming

Juneteenth Festival 2018

June 16, 2018

A recap of an Innovation & Cinema movie screening on June 16, 2018 in Bailey Park in the Innovation Quarter.

A couple of entrepreneurs playing with a drone

Community, Diversity & Inclusion, Ecosystem

Unexpected Opportunities: Exploring Innovative Education in the Innovation Quarter

December 7, 2017

The Miracle on Ice. Hoosiers. The Jamaican bobsled team. Everyone loves an underdog. We cheer for fourth quarter comebacks and Cinderella stories, the ones that inspire movies like Eddie the Eagle, The Blindside and Rudy. There’s something about the unexpected that resonates with us. Many worried what would happen to…

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