Past Events

It's not a sales pitch, and it's not an investor pitch.The goal is to have people understand what you do and some of the challenges you have had in building your business. Come to enjoy fresh coffee while you watch exciting presentations by fellow entrepreneurs followed by an open discussion/forum.

It’s time to channel your inner artist and add a touch of glam! In this class, local abstract artist Kelly Aiken of Copeley Designs will walk us through the step-by-step process to create our own vibrant and bold abstract paintings complete with accents of gold leafing. We’ll learn brush and palette knife techniques as we create our own custom 16x20” canvas to take home and show off. Plan to leave with a new piece to add a gorgeous touch to…

Designing and creating a gorgeous floral centerpiece that reflects your personal style sounds fun and appealing; but figuring out how and where to begin can feel overwhelming and intimidating. In this class, you’ll learn to creat a lush from-the-garden style arrangement form beginning to end! Beginning with how to prepare your flowers for styling, we'll walk through the fundamentals of what takes your floral design from good to great as you create an arrangement to take home.

Startup Legal Matters offers an introduction into legal, accounting, regulatory and risk management topics that are critical to startup success. This course is offered in four weekly evening sessions.  

Lean Startup Circle is dedicated to applying lean startup thinking and building lean startup leadership. We share best practices and learning about how to accelerate startup business success. We bring the Charlotte / Lake Norman Area lean startup community together in a variety of formats to learn from each other.

Charlotte Angel Fund (CAF) invests in early stage companies throughout North Carolina and contiguous states. CAF members are individuals who are residents of or have interests in the Charlotte area, and who wish to invest at an early stage in promising companies with strong management teams and compelling business opportunities in large markets. CAF meetings are open to everyone (even if you are not an investor in the fund). Davidson students are highly encouraged to attend - and learn more…

It's not a sales pitch, and it's not an investor pitch.The goal is to have people understand what you do and some of the challenges you have had in building your business. Come to enjoy fresh coffee while you watch exciting presentations by fellow entrepreneurs followed by an open discussion/forum.

The Lean Startup approach to starting a company will likely flip your assumptions on their head. Rather than writing a lengthy business plan, building a product, and then trying to find customers, the Lean Startup approach positions a startup concept as a hypothesis you’re trying to test. It involves gathering early feedback, improving or altogether changing your product, and then scaling, so that you improve your odds of success and don’t waste your time, money or resources. Not only will…