Category: Resources

  • VIDEO: Sharing Inspiring People

    Birmingham is home to a unique event called SIP, which stands for sharing inspiring people. Check out this recap video from a recent SIP event with Royal Cup and Trim Tab Brewery thanks to our friends at HARK.

  • VIDEO: Start Here Little Rock

    VIDEO: Start Here Little Rock

    Start Here, Little Rock seeks to engage women and minorities in Little Rock and increase access to entrepreneurial information, resources and training. Learn more about the program via our friends at HARK.

  • 12 must-see makerspaces for Southern creators

    12 must-see makerspaces for Southern creators

    If you’re not familiar with the maker movement, we think AdWeek sums it up well: “The maker movement, as we know, is the umbrella term for independent inventors, designers and tinkerers. Makers tap into an American admiration for self-reliance and combine that with open-source learning, contemporary design and powerful personal technology like 3-D printers.” The…

  • 2017 SXSW Accelerator Startup Season Now Open – Are You In?

    2017 SXSW Accelerator Startup Season Now Open – Are You In?

    SXSW Accelerator returns for its 9th edition on March 11-12, 2017 to showcase some of the world’s most exciting innovations. This event provides an opportunity for startups to present to a panel of industry experts, VC and Angel investors. Categories are: Augmented & Virtual Reality, Enterprise & Smart Data, Entertainment & Content, Health & Wearables, Innovative…

  • Essential Resources for Female Founders in the South

    Essential Resources for Female Founders in the South

    If you’ve been on Twitter or Facebook this week, you probably caught some clips of this week’s United#StateOfWomen Summit. The daylong event celebrated what’s already been done by and for women, and took a collective pulse check on our unfinished business. Not surprisingly, one of the key gender equality issues discussed was entrepreneurship and innovation.…

  • 8 Must-Know Resources for Entrepreneurs in Columbia, SC

    8 Must-Know Resources for Entrepreneurs in Columbia, SC

    Drake has his motto (#YOLO), and DIG SOUTH has theirs (#SucceedInTheSouth). And thanks to a burgeoning startup scene, a recent downtown revitalization, and a unique blend of universities and businesses, Columbia, SC is proving to be a place where the DIG motto rings true. Want to know a little more about the tech and entrepreneurship…

  • Local Entrepreneurs Help Shape South Carolina’s Future

    Local Entrepreneurs Help Shape South Carolina’s Future

    There’s an old saying that ideas are virtually worthless because they’re so easy to create. Ideas are like business cards after a networking event; we all seem to have stacks of them, and while we genuinely might want to do something with them, they seem to pile up or land in the recycling bin. That’s…

  • 13 Must-Read Books According to Triangle Entrepreneurs

    13 Must-Read Books According to Triangle Entrepreneurs

    LOOKING FOR INSPIRATION? READ THESE BOOKS RECOMMENDED BY THE TRIANGLE’S LEADING ENTREPRENEURS AND INVESTORS. I have to admit, I’ve always been a bit of a bookworm. I was the kid carrying unwieldy stacks of titles out of the public library on Saturdays (nerd alert!), and that love of words has continued into my professional life.…

  • 9 Southern Startups to make your Thanksgiving easier

    9 Southern Startups to make your Thanksgiving easier

      We all know that Thanksgiving should be a time to slow down and join our family and friends in gratitude, but more often than not, the holiday feels stressful. We cram in a couple of rushed workdays and move straight into organizing, planning, traveling, cooking, and veering away from our normal routines. To save…