The Singing River Trail Launch Tank is a “Shark Tank” style competition offering prizes and recognition for talented entrepreneurs from nine counties across North Alabama. Launch is partnering with Singing River Trail to present the fourth annual SRT Launch Tank competition. Entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to pitch their business ideas live to hundreds of […]

Building off a decade of success at Venture Asheville, Optimist Ventures is designed to help long-term ambitious growth ventures based in Western North Carolina succeed by offering start-up funding and education through a rigorous 15-week accelerator complemented by $50,000 ($25K as grant, $25 as investment.) Optimist Ventures is moving beyond traditional accelerator models to focus […]