Agile City Winston-Salem

We’re proud to announce that we are a Bronze Sponsor for the upcoming entrepreneurial programming conference ConvergeSouth 2022! This conference will equip entrepreneurs, startups, and industry professionals with knowledge for accelerated growth and success through expert-led break-out sessions on all things digital as well as allow founders to showcase their startups in front of investors from across the Southeast.

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Join us there by registering now: https://bit.ly/convergesouth2022

ConvergeSouth Flywheel's annual Triad Startup Expo joins ConvergeSouth for two full days of founder-focused programming.

So happy to feature another one of our Venture Winston Grants cohort members, Salud Mental Health,PLLC on Triad Today. Dr. Camila Pulgar is helping more LatinX folks gain access to mental health. We applaud your work!

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Building a business requires a large network, and lots of networking events!
Join Brilliance Labs with our guest Master Minds FaLon Thomas from and Melvin Scales on Thursday, June 30th to learn how to successfully navigate the business ecosystem and build your network!
Register here ➡ https://bit.ly/3FOvMtg

Summer of Brilliance - Masterminds Networking Learn the tips and tricks of making the most of every networking opportunity in this highly engaging workshop.

Have you heard about Winston Starts and Flywheel, but haven't had a chance to visit or understand how they might play a role in building your business?
Join the Thursday, June 23 for a tour and conversation about coworking, incubators, the Winston-Salem entrepreneurial ecosystem, and the Brilliance Lab!
https://bit.ly/3wv6BI6

Summer of Brilliance - Excursions "Winston Starts & Flywheel" Tour local incubator and coworking space to learn more about the resources in the Winston Salem Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

Join us next Thursday, June 9th, to network & hear one of the many inspiring "See It, Be It" speakers during the first Summer of Brilliance event! https://bit.ly/wssu1 - Register, share, and bring a friend!
Sit down with Matthew Mullens of EmpastaFood as he shares his entrepreneurial journey, which all started as a . He's got some hot tips on how to make it all work, and will chat about e-commerce, accelerators, value alignment, , and landing game-changing grants.

Summer of Brilliance - See It, Be It - Matthew Edition See It, Be It - Food entrepreneur Matthew Mullens shares his innovation journey. Connection and inspiration guaranteed.

Three of the Venture Winston Grants startups have been chosen to compete in the Triad Business Journal's inaugural Triad Inno Madness competition! 16 local startups are vying for the coveted title of Inno Madness Champion. The bracket is meant to represent the full breadth and diversity of the ecosystem. In the end, think of the bracket as just a fun look into tech local companies you need to know in 2022.

https://www.bizjournals.com/triad/inno/stories/news/2022/02/15/introducing-the-inno-madness-bracket.html?utm_source=st&utm_medium=en&utm_campaign=me&utm_content=gr&ana=e_gr_me&j=26741108&senddate=2022-02-17

And just like that, our first application season for is closed with 1200 startups in the pipeline! Stay tuned to see who will be invited to final pitch event on October 9th!

The Kimberly Park Elementary PTA teamed up with The Feelings Company this past Sunday to premiere an online concert to promote equitable play for equitable health.
showcased family-friendly, musical fun to build a much needed new playground at Kimberly Park Elementary, and The Feelings Company is just one of many organizations we admire for their contributions to the Winston-Salem community!

Check out the concert below:

You're invited! Join Winston Starts on April 20th for their next Virtual SPARK event series featuring Morgan Housel, the Collaborative Fund partner and a former columnist at The Motley Fool and The Wall Street Journal, and Michael Antonelli, a Market strategist for Baird's Private Wealth Management (PWM) group.⠀

This will be a fireside chat about “The Psychology of Money”, Morgan's best-selling book. Morgan will be sharing stories with Baird’s Michael Antonelli to help investors think about risk in a more productive way, a critical skill in a world filled with surprise and uncertainty. Register for this event in advance for an opportunity to win a free copy of Morgan Housel’s bestselling book “The Psychology of Money”.

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcufuyhrjMjHd0LaHndSNXS7ZpKObenC6HZ

Join the ACCESS Center for Equity + Success and SBTDC tonight at 6PM for the FINAL SESSION of their Financial Literacy Workshop Series! Tonight, they're wrapping up with best practices for accounting and bookkeeping. Learn more and register, here: http://ow.ly/3jJ450D6SMc

Minority Business Financial Literacy Workshop Series Participate in this four-week workshop to learn how to understand and use financial statements and how to secure financing.

Join Karen Barnes, Dr. William T. Lewis, Sr., and a panel of special guests TODAY for Brave Conversations 2021. Take a listen to the first season of the Beyond Color Blind Podcast, and come prepared for an engaging discussion about all the lessons learned!

Event is free, but registration is required: http://bit.ly/3sVhOix

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Agile City Winston-Salem updated their address.

We invite you to join Dr. William T. Lewis, Sr. — nationally recognized diversity, equity, and inclusion thought leader — for Brave Conversations 2021: Beyond Color Blind Season 1 Podcast Review featuring a panel of special guests including Agile City's Karen Barnes!

WHEN: Wednesday, January 27th (6PM - 7:30PM)
Register and learn more, HERE: http://bit.ly/3sVhOix

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Calling all artists and creative technologists! Interested in developing your skills in the immersive arts?

UNCSA's ​ Media + Emerging Technology Lab​ (METL) is accepting applications for the second cohort of the Immersive Storytelling Residency Program. Application closes Jan. 31!
Learn more: http://bit.ly/3qmhKGf

Join the Center for Creative Economy TODAY at 12PM for another Momentum Bonfire Encore event! Today's meetup will highlight entrepreneurs using art and immersive technology to disrupt and inspire change around racial equity.

Sign up (it's free!) and join the conversation here: http://bit.ly/3icNJGo

Join the ACCESS Center for Equity + Success and SBTDC tonight at 6PM for WEEK 3 of their 4-Week Financial Literacy Workshop Series! Tonight, you'll learn how to better understand the financial health of your business, and where you might need to make some changes. Learn more and register, here: http://ow.ly/pIS450D6SyK

Minority Business Financial Literacy Workshop Series Participate in this four-week workshop to learn how to understand and use financial statements and how to secure financing.

Join the Center for Creative Economy for the second in a series of spontaneous conversations on the intersections of Art, Design + Technology.

This week's Momentum Bonfire Encore will highlight entrepreneurs using art and immersive technology to disrupt and inspire change around racial equity. Register to join the conversation this Thursday, Jan. 21:
http://bit.ly/3icNJGo

Need some company on your lunch break? We've got you covered! Join Agile City CEO Karen Barnes TODAY at 12PM for a conversation about Agile City, the work we do, and what we're looking forward to in 2021 -- see you soon! http://bit.ly/2XyBvOB

Want to learn more about Agile City, and what we're looking forward to in 2021? Join CEO Karen Barnes on Tuesday, Jan. 19 for Flywheel's Indeavor Zoom Luncheon! The event is FREE and open to all. Join the conversation! http://bit.ly/2XyBvOB

Join the ACCESS Center for Equity + Success and SBTDC tonight at 6PM for WEEK 2 of their 4-Week Financial Literacy Workshop Series! Tonight, they're taking the fear out of financials, and helping you understand your statements. For more information, visit: http://bit.ly/3nHdD5Y

Minority Business Financial Literacy Workshop Series Participate in this four-week workshop to learn how to understand and use financial statements and how to secure financing.

Mark your calendars! Agile City CEO Karen Barnes will host Flywheel's next Indeavor Zoom Luncheon on Jan. 19th! She'll introduce Agile City, our practice areas, and the exciting things we have in store for 2021! FREE to attend. Register here: http://bit.ly/2XyBvOB

Do you have ideas on how to build trust between researchers and our community around COVID-19? Submit your ideas to the NC Bridge Builders Contest for a chance to win a VISA gift card, and have your ideas put to action in the community!

For more details on the contest and how to enter, visit: https://triadpastorsnetwork.glideapp.io/full

Deadline to submit is Jan. 18, 2021

Looking to fit some new workshops into your week? Find all Events for Entrepreneurs happening in the Winston-Salem ecosystem, now in one place!

Visit agilecity.ws/events to learn more.

We're so excited kickoff 2021 by sharing Micah Brown Media's wonderful work on our first brand video! Best wishes for a new year of amplifying our entrepreneurial spirit, activating our full potential!, and leaning in to that restless feeling a bit more.

To learn more about how Agile City innovation consultancy can accelerate the pace of change in your company or community, visit: https://www.agilecity.ws/

Video by Micah Brown Media: https://www.micahbrownmedia.com

https://youtu.be/kwRM3vHmfHg

Agile City Winston-Salem: Building A Better, More Innovative Future You know that restless feeling in your gut?At Agile City, we know the feeling well. It pushes us to amplify our entrepreneurial spirit, to accelerate the pac...

Are you ready to bring your creative idea to life but don’t know how? Kinetic Creative Boot Camp can help. In just 4-weeks, you will start talking to customers, validate your creative idea, understand your financial assumptions, ideate and implement. Apply by Jan. 31: https://bit.ly/kinetic_sp2021

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Meet Agile City, the latest addition to our city’s innovative entrepreneurial ecosystem. Wish you had a calendar that curated entrepreneurial activities in ? The nonprofit consultancy has your back with its full listing of local events.

Be sure to check it out, and then head over to our own calendar to find something fun—like a workout, a dance class at Park or a meal— to complement your career development. https://bit.ly/3nuPSyt

Starting a business is hard, but building a framework and skill set to do it can make it easier. CCE designed the 4-week Kinetic Creative Boot Camp to help you take your idea to the next level by developing a foundation of business skills and knowledge.

APPLY NOW to join the Spring 2021 cohort! Applications close January 31: https://www.f6s.com/kineticcreativebootcampspring2021

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Inspired by and especially grateful for the amazing work HUSTLE Winston-Salem and Soy Emprendedor do to combat broken economic systems and build inclusive entrepreneurial pipelines in our community. Learn more about their work in the heart of Winston-Salem's Innovation Quarter: https://bit.ly/33KHinN

A Path to Diversity in Innovation: HUSTLE Winston-Salem and Soy Emprendedor - Innovation Quarter A crossroads The Innovation Quarter in Winston-Salem, NC, is located […]

How do you put on one of the biggest regional entrepreneurial events of the year, during a pandemic? Lots of masks, lots of hand sanitizer, and lots of coffee...

Take a look behind the scenes of the 2020 New Ventures Demo Days, and the awesome team that pulled it all off! And a huge shoutout to Gregg Jamback at Swiftwater Media for making the virtual event look beautiful and function seamlessly!

Congratulations to all those involved in the inaugural Builders and Backers Fellows Program from Winston-Salem, NC! We're so honored to be a part of this program.

Join us in Remo for to hear from some of the fellows themselves, and learn about what's to come! bit.ly/NVDays2020

Excited to hear from the inaugural cohort of Builders and Backers Fellows, and the 2020 New Ventures Accelerator cohort TODAY at 1:45PM! Join us for pitches, connections, demos and more, right here: https://bit.ly/2UoOelr

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🎥 We are LIVE with the first day of events for New Ventures Demo Days 2020--and there's still time to join in on the action! 💥

Come mingle with investors and startups on the Demo Floor, and stay-tuned for our Global Impact Pitch Competition happening later today! Register and join us, here: http://bit.ly/NVDemoDays2020

BTS look at New Ventures Demo Days 2020! Our very own Karen Barnes will be kicking things off TOMORROW at 12:30PM 💥

🎟 The event is FREE to attend, but registration is required! Reserve your spot at:
http://bit.ly/NVDemoDays2020

Congratulations to our very own Karen Barnes for being named a 2020 Triad Power Player by Triad Business Journal! We're so proud of your leadership, resilience, and the agile mindset you instill in each of us!

And big congratulations to the many other "Power Players" in our entrepreneurial ecosystem -- what an awesome group to count ourselves among! We're so appreciative of all your hard work and dedication to this community!

Triad Business Journal 2020 Power Players: Highlighting leaders to follow, for such a time as this - Triad Business Journal Meet the Triad Business Journal's 2020 Power Players — 70 leaders who are charting the Triad's path forward.

⏰ T-minus 3 DAYS ⏰
The 2020 Cohort are preparing for New Ventures Demo Days, one of the biggest regional entrepreneurial events of the year! You don't want to miss this! REGISTER NOW to reserve your spot: http://bit.ly/NVDemoDays2020

Are you a startup interested in connecting with some of the top investors in the Southeast region? Want to pitch during our lightening round? Then sign up below for a table on the virtual demo floor at New Ventures Demo Days 2020!

Register to attend: http://bit.ly/NVDemoDays2020

Demo Table sign up: https://bit.ly/2HoJw3H

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Thank you HUSTLE Winston-Salem for sharing these important perspectives from our Hispanic/Latinx community. Looking forward to continuing this conversation towards a more inclusive Winston-Salem with all our ecosystem partners!

WATCH & LISTEN to the stories below:

Hispanic Highlight: HUSTLE Winston-Salem - YouTube The video shares some perspectives from the Hispanic/Latinx Think Tank hosted by HUSTLE Winston-Salem. Keep the conversation going to bring about some positive ...

🗣 Did you hear the news?! 📰

Agile City has some exciting things in the works! Check out our latest feature in the Triad Business Journal to learn more:
https://www.agilecity.ws/post/press-agile-city-featured-in-triad-business-journal