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Greater Winston Salem Inc. Chamber of the Year Award

Greater Winston-Salem Inc. What’s in a Name and Why Does It Matter?

August 26, 2024

News Flash: "Greater Winston-Salem Inc. (the organization formerly known as the Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce) wins 2024 Chamber of the Year!" The Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) may think that Greater Winston-Salem Inc. is the most outstanding chamber of commerce in the country,…

Community, Entrepreneurship

Mom-and-Pop Smoothie Shop Brings a Gnarly Flair to Entrepreneurship

August 20, 2024

What makes a good smoothie? It’s more than the right ingredients, though those are important. It takes experimentation, a willingness to tweak and try out new combinations, new ratios, to titrate the blend to get it just right. But when you do, the results are…

Ecosystem, Entrepreneurship

Healthtech Startup Brinter Completes Prestigious Tech Accelerator

August 5, 2024

If you thought graduation season was over, think again! While many people and institutions are starting to gear up for another school year, one Innovation Quarter tenant is celebrating a graduation of a different kind. In June, Brinter, a healthtech startup that is part of…

Diversity & Inclusion

Making Room at the Table: Women in STEM with Rebecca Alexander

July 18, 2024

Along with dinner, homework, and other typical uses, a young Rebecca Alexander could sometimes be found at her family’s dining table doing less typical things–like dissecting frogs. But it wasn’t behind her mother’s back. For Alexander, science was pretty much the family business. Her father,…

Community, Ecosystem, Lifestyle

Want to Build a Community? Think Public Space.

July 2, 2024

Publicly accessible space. The term doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue. Even if you shorten it to “public space,” it doesn’t strike most people as the most fascinating topic in the world. Hold back that yawn, however. There’s a whole world behind the creation of…

Community, Ecosystem, Entrepreneurship

Sparq-ing Entrepreneurs: Meet Austin Moody, Amplifier of Small Business

June 20, 2024

Austin Moody has built a business on helping small businesses, a passion that grew from roots early in his childhood. Small business is in his blood; it’s in his family. His grandfather started the Mayflower Seafood Restaurant on Peters Creek Parkway in Winston-Salem, which his…

Ecosystem, Entrepreneurship

7 Biotech Companies in Winston-Salem to Keep an Eye On

June 11, 2024

Over the last 20 years, Winston-Salem has been growing in reputation as a place where life science and biotech companies can grow and thrive, a reputation that was solidified earlier this year when the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded one of its first Regional Innovation…

Diversity & Inclusion, Entrepreneurship

Tipping The Scales: Women in STEM with Jennifer Byrne

May 20, 2024

Why Read More About Women in STEM Careers? What do you think of when you think of STEM careers? Do you think of doctors, researchers, astronauts? Are they men, women, young, old? On its face, this series of articles is about women in STEM careers.…

Entrepreneurship

Sparq-ing Entrepreneurs: Meet Aleigh Miranda, Advocate for Personal Evolution

May 10, 2024

If you don’t know Sparq, it’s a startup and small business launch pad located in the heart of Innovation Quarter at Bailey Power Plant, providing space and amenities to help companies that are getting their start. This series explores the diverse endeavors that get a…

Community, Diversity & Inclusion, Entrepreneurship

Sparq-ing Entrepreneurs: Meet Cyatta Siler, the Visionary Behind IMAGES

February 23, 2024

To the cosmos–and beyond! That’s the vision of Cyatta Siler, executive director of IMAGES, an outreach ministry dedicated to bringing restoration to individuals, families and communities in the Piedmont Triad. No, she’s not a Space X wannabe. The cosmos she’s referencing is a universe where…

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