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‘Tis the Season to Shop Small

Three Ways to Support Local Businesses During the Holidays and Beyond Making it as a small business owner is no easy task. It requires thousands of hours of blood, sweat and tears—from the investment of personal income to long days and sleepless nights of hard…

Community, Diversity & Inclusion, Ecosystem, Entrepreneurship

A Path to Diversity in Innovation: HUSTLE Winston-Salem and Soy Emprendedor

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…

Community

Six Instagram-Worthy Locations in the Innovation Quarter

Let these gorgeous places frame your next epic Instagram photo. It’s easy to capture your best angle—even from a distance—when so many places in our community are vibrant and awe-inspiring. After some strenuous research (read: a bunch of selfies), we’ve selected six picturesque locations in…

Community, Diversity & Inclusion

We need to do better. Here’s what we’re doing first.

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…

Community

Here’s what you need to know about Phase I re-opening in the Innovation Quarter

Today, North Carolina Executive Order 138 goes into effect, otherwise known as the “Phase I” re-opening of certain retail, public spaces and other areas following the COVID-19 shutdowns. It can be a bit confusing to sort out the differences and understand what’s available, what’s open…

Community, Ecosystem

Raising Spirits to Stay Strong: Two iQ Entrepreneurs Work Together to Give Back During COVID-19

In the kitchen of The Porch, a restaurant in the West End neighborhood of Winston-Salem, Claire Calvin is surrounded by a team methodically preparing hundreds of meals, even while its dining room sits empty. Like a choreographed dance team, her staff moves with intention, making…

Community, Ecosystem

How Innovation Quarter became a rallying point for the “Mask the City” effort

On a normal day, Bailey Power Plant is a bustling, mixed-use building, filled with researchers, intellectual property experts, entrepreneurs and inventors, working just a few floors up from a pizzeria, a brewery and a fitness studio. But for the last five weeks, the building has…

Community, Event Recap

Trivia Night

A photo recap of Trivia Night on March 4, 2020 in Biotech Place in the Innovation Quarter.

Community, Entrepreneurship

Growing Your Personal Brand: A Q&A With Allan Younger

With a thriving community of thinkers, doers and makers, the Innovation Quarter’s vibrancy comes from its diversity—a broad mix of creatives, entrepreneurs, scientists, students and executives. Every day is flurry of activity from the Small Business Center Launch Challenge Showcase to Venture Café Winston-Salem’s Thursday…

Two members of the ACCESS center chatting on a sofa.