WomanUP Launch Event with Pamela Ryckman
Thursday, 11/10, 8a-10:30a
Mission Health Conference Center at AB Tech

Attend the inaugural WomanUP breakfast to be part of the momentum that ranks Asheville among the top 25 best places in the nation for female entrepreneurs. Hear from keynote speaker Pamela Ryckman, author of Stiletto Network: Inside the Women's Power Circles That Are Changing the Face of Business, celebrate three female leaders in our local ecosystem, and brainstorm mentoring, education, and networking initiatives to further connect women driving Asheville's business community forward.

Says UNC Asheville management and entrepreneurship professor Susan Clark Muntean, "The earlier a community is intentional about inclusivity, the more success they’ll have in sustaining an innovative and diverse entrepreneurial ecosystem.” That's part of the findings resulting from her recent Kauffman Foundation-funded research project.

Learn more about Dr. Montean's research and purchase your ticket to the breakfast.

Wall Street Journal Profiles Asheville's um... Wine Scene

I know, we were also like, "What?!" According to the WSJ, Asheville is "no longer just a stop for hops" and is gaining a reputation for its veritable wine scene. Now your parents can also have something celebratory to drink to after they float you that funding check to keep your change-the-world startup alive. Stay thirsty.  

 Read the article in the Wall Street Journal.

AVL Startup a Finalist in 1MC's National Pitch Competition
 
Mourning Dove Studio, a past 1MC AVL presenter, is one of 5 finalists in the "1 in a Million" national startup competition with a grand prize of $25,000. Votes from the public helped advance founder Carol Motley to the final round.  Now it's up to the judging panel to determine this year's winner based on one last video submission from the finalists. Winner announced on November 16th. Good luck, Carol and co.

Read more about Mourning Dove's one-of-a-kind natural and eco-friendly burial solutions (aka Bury Me Naturally) in the Mountain Xpress.

CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS 

10/27 – Email Marketing with MailChimp, 6:30-8:30pm @ CraftPeak Academy
10/28 – CreativeMornings Asheville: Drew Reisinger, 8:30-10:30am @The CCCD
11/03 – Cheers for Charity, 7-11pm @ Foggy Mountain Brewpub
11/10 – WomanUP Breakfast, 8-10:30am @ Mission Health Conference Center
11/15 – Green Side Up Foundation Luncheon, 11:30am-1:30pm @ Omni Grove Park Inn

1 Million Cups presents Malartu
Wednesday, 10/26, 9-10am
RISC Networks
81 Broadway, Suite C

Join us for a presentation from Jon Spinney, co-founder of Malartu Funds, an online platform where venture capital meets business intelligence. Malartu helps companies aggregate and analyze their data to create and share reports with their teams, advisors, and investors. Investors can use the platform to track startups, form syndicates, and develop portfolios of growing companies. 

Upcoming Presenters at 1MC Asheville:
11/3 – Parsley Solutions
11/9 – LoLo

Thanks to our 2016 Sponsors: SCORE, City of Asheville, and RISC Networks
Submit to present at 1MC Asheville or attend our next presenter training on 11/2.

CreativeMornings Asheville: Drew Reisinger, Register of Deeds of Buncombe County
Friday, 10/28, 8:30-10:30am
The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design
67 Broadway

Drew will present his efforts to digitize Buncombe County’s historic slave records. He'll share a personal story of one woman’s quest to find her ancestors, and speak about how revealing our past can help heal the wounds of today. A cross between TEDx and 1 Million Cups, CreativeMornings is a breakfast lecture series for the creative sector held in major cities across the nation. Now in it's third month here in Asheville, this event is galvanizing Asheville's creative community and is a welcome addition to our entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Get more details and secure your ticket.

PerCollider
Fridays 10-11am
The Collider
1 Haywood St.,Suite 401

If you've yet to visit The Collider, imagine if a UFO carrying aliens with really good taste and a modern aesthetic landed on top of the Wells Fargo building downtown and turned it into an innovation center to catalyze ventures focused on climate data solutions and resiliency. Get a first-hand glimpse and chat over coffee with the big brains trying to change the world this and every Friday at the PercCollider, a casual breakfast gathering in The Collider Overlook Lounge.

Contact Mary Spivey at mspivey@thecollider.org for an invitation to attend.

New jobs this week:

Front End - Full Stack Developer
@ HealthRight

Lead Front End Engineer
@ HealthRight





IT Project Manager
@ ACF Technologies

Project Manager & Operations Support Specialist
@ JB Media Group

Art Production Specialist
@ Liquidity Services

Marketing Director
@ BuildFax

Senior JavaScript Application Architect & Development Team Lead
@ TopFitPros

Web Developer
@ Integritive

Data & Claims Analyst
@ AeroFlow Healthcare

Customer Care Associate
@ i play.

 

Whether you need a business plan, tech training, assistance with rapid prototyping, a place to connect with peers facing similar challenges, or are seeking talent to hire, Venture Asheville created a reference map to help you find the right local resources to fit your needs, no matter what stage your business is in.
 

Venture Asheville is the high-growth entrepreneurship initiative of the Economic Development Coalition for Asheville-Buncombe County and the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce. Learn more about us.