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Entrepreneurs get startup support during The Come Up accelerator.
Diversity & Inclusion, Entrepreneurship

Support for Entrepreneurs of Color: Part 2

October 20, 2021
Inclusive Business Accelerators and Grants for Startups A three-part series This feature is the first in a three-part series entitled "Inclusive Business Accelerators: Startup Support for Entrepreneurs of Color and Women." Read the second feature here and the third feature here.  In the Innovation Quarter,…
Small Business Center clients celebrate opening of business.
Diversity & Inclusion, Entrepreneurship

Support for Entrepreneurs of Color: Part 3

October 20, 2021
Inclusive Business Accelerators and Grants for Startups A three-part series This feature is the second in our three-part series "Startup Support for Entrepreneurs of Color: Inclusive Business Accelerators and Grants in and around the Innovation Quarter." Read the first feature here and the third feature…
"Aspire to Inspire" art mural by Georgie Nakima
Arts, Community, Diversity & Inclusion

Innovative Mural Unites Art and Creativity

September 7, 2021
Innovation Quarter Unveils "Aspire to Inspire" by Georgie Nakima Our latest mural, “Aspire to Inspire” by Georgie Nakima, uses spray paint to put a woman’s mark on a male-dominated field—bringing together the forces of innovation and creativity through art. Georgie Nakima, a young muralist and…
Wilson Lester, Piedmont Business Capital
Diversity & Inclusion, Entrepreneurship

What’s Next for ACCESS?

August 25, 2021
A letter update from ACCESS Center for Equity + Success cofounder, Wilson Lester Dear Triad/Winston-Salem Business & Entrepreneurial Community, We are excited to share with you an update on the ACCESS Center for Equity and Success. As you know, ACCESS launched in 2018 with the…
The Depot Street Mural in the Innovation Quarter is one way iQ promotes diversity and inclusion.
Community, Diversity & Inclusion

Diversity and Inclusion in Innovation Districts

June 1, 2021
Not unlike the innovation process, collaboration and diversity play a role in advancing inclusion. However, realizing a genuine sense of inclusion also requires intention. Leading innovation districts are built on strategies where inclusion is woven into all aspects of its development—and it shows. These areas…

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