Episode 5 of Talking 'Ship is out today! We talk with NC IDEA's CEO Thom Ruhe & Senior Director Amy Bastian about the steps the foundation is taking to support NC’s entrepreneurs achieve their potential. Listen, like & subscribe today! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tal…

Episode 7 of Talking 'Ship is out on all major podcast platforms! This week, we look internally and talk with the EDC's Samantha Cole and Tiarra Wilkie about what they do on a daily basis to make Asheville a vibrant, inclusive place to work. ventureasheville.com/podcast-talkin…

What are the 13 Entrepreneurial Competencies? In this episode, listen to Jeff and Dr. Paul Gratton talk about their meet-cute, how they are helping ESOs measure founder growth, digging up worms and some shocking new details about Jeff’s own E13 results. youtu.be/80ILr2P0CEM

We brought home an Excellence in Economic Development Award from the International Economic Development Council's Annual Conference (IEDC)! Venture Asheville won Gold Rank for The Venture 15 & Venture Asheville Honors Programs in Innovation Programs & Initiatives category.

We wrapped up Season 1 of Talking ‘Ship last week with our final episode featuring J Hackett of Grind AVL & Black Wall Street AVL! We’ll be back in '22, but we've talked a lot of 'ship this year, so you can always revisit the 11 episodes already out! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tal…

Join co-authors Susan Clark Muntean of University of North Carolina Asheville and Banu Ozkazanc-Pan of Brown University this Friday for the virtual launch of their new book, "Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: A Gender Perspective." bit.ly/3H0zMXS

Congrats to Cardstalk on their first kiosk at Earth Fare Westgate! No matter the occasion, if you're in need of a greeting card, head to the kiosk, choose from their card collection designed by local artists & print one on the spot. Learn more: cardstalk.ink

The deadline to apply for the Venture 15 or nominate an individual, resource or business for the Venture Asheville Honors is this Sunday! We'll announce the rankings & recognize Honors recipients live at our gala on Dec. 16 at The Orange Peel! Learn more here: ventureasheville.com/venture15/

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Only one week until the Venture 15 & Venture Asheville Honors Awards! If you haven't already snagged a ticket, grab one for yourself or a group. We can't wait to see you at the party of the year! - mailchi.mp/487831a25d39/t…

We had such an awesome time at last night's Venture 15 & Venture Asheville Honors! Congrats to all the nominees & winners and thank you to our sponsors and everyone who came out. If you missed it, you can watch the event on Facebook! bit.ly/33F95ZJ

In the first episode of Season 2 of Talking 'Ship, we talked with Clark Harris of LoLo Gifts about the highs and lows of entrepreneurship, how LoLo has evolved and what it means to be a Venture 15 company. Listen here on Spotify: spoti.fi/3M4IF4J

This week we talk ‘ship (and air fryers!) with Benjamin Colvin, the president & co-founder of @devilsfootbrew! Ben is our Venture Asheville Honors 2021 Entrepreneur of the Year and Devil's Foot was ranked 11th in the Venture 15 in December. Listen here: spoti.fi/3a4VsWU

In our most recent episode of Talking 'Ship, we ‘ship talk with Co-Founder & President of @devilsfootbrew Benjamin Colvin, who is also our Venture Asheville Honors 2021 Entrepreneur of the Year! Listen wherever you get your podcasts or on Spotify here: spoti.fi/3FYl7wn

This week we talk gluten-free 'ship with the Founders & Owners of Ginger's Revenge Cristina Hall Ackley and David Ackley! We catch up about the origins of the business, what it's like to work with your spouse and where Ginger's Revenge is headed next. spoti.fi/3AachKZ

Thank you to everyone who helped make Asheville Entrepreneurship Week a success! We hope you had an "entrepreneurial experience" at some point! We'll see you next year, #AVLENTWeek. ✌️

During Asheville Entrepreneurship Week, we talked 'ship LIVE with our pals Shelton & Joe over at the new Wrong Way River Lodge & Cabins. If you don't want to watch the recording, you can listen wherever you get your podcasts. Just search for Talking 'Ship! youtu.be/ghK9mL0wqnY

Know your Venture 15 & Venture Asheville Honors Dates & Deadlines! For more info on everything Venture 15 + Honors related: bit.ly/3hSue9G

It's Talking 'Ship Tuesday! On Halloween, we talked with Alex Feiszli, co-founder of Netmaker - a cloud networking startup that recently announced $2.3 million in funding. We talk 'ship about Kubernetes, where Netmaker is headed & '90s movie reboots. spoti.fi/3AC8OEk

Nominations are open for the Venture Asheville Honors Awards until Sunday, Nov. 27. ⭐ Entrepreneur of the Year ⭐ Mentor of the Year ⭐ Investor of the Year ⭐ Resource of the Year ⭐ The Shining Rock Award & ⭐ The Best Startup to Work For Apply: bit.ly/3hSue9G