BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! This introductory course is just where to start if you are interested in starting your own company or simply learning the basics of what it means to bring an idea to life. This 10-week course is designed for entrepreneurs at all stages (or curious minds looking to learn more)! We’ll cover the basics of formation, financing, marketing and more. Get personal attention. Focus on your idea and business model while learning how to optimize your most precious…

Juan Garzón is the Executive Director of PitchBreakfast, a regional nonprofit startup pitch event, as well as the founder and publisher of StartCharlotte, a digital publication and organization supporting Charlotte’s startup community. He is also a Messaging Strategist, helping entrepreneurs and organizations craft clear and compelling stories that help them raise money and grow their business. Juan has spent over a decade in marketing and entrepreneurship, ranging from running his own startup while in college to running the marketing department…

How do they do it? Over the years you notice that successful entrepreneurs are constantly coming up with new ideas or startups. I've come to realize that creative thinking and inspiration can be cultivated with habits and discipline that allow you to enter a flow state and capture great ideas. Come join us for a conversation about how you can cultivate great ideas that solve big problems. Our guest this week will be Chelsea and Connrye Corbett, Flywheel members and…

Join us for lunch, networking and conversation featuring Justin Dionne, executive director of the Cain Center for the Arts. Network with local entrepreneurs and professionals. Bring guests, share resources and help each other grow, learn and develop our businesses. All are welcome (including students!) but please register.

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! This introductory course is just where to start if you are interested in starting your own company or simply learning the basics of what it means to bring an idea to life. This 10-week course is designed for entrepreneurs at all stages (or curious minds looking to learn more)! We’ll cover the basics of formation, financing, marketing and more. Get personal attention. Focus on your idea and business model while learning how to optimize your most precious…

“How to Protect a Startup” offers a deep dive into legal, accounting, regulatory and risk management topics that are critical to startup success. This course is facilitated by Steve Virgil, a professor of law at Wake Forest and Director of the Community Law Clinic. Steve will be joined by a panel of experts from our partnering firms, this course is offered in six weekly evening sessions. This course is part of the popular “How to Start a Startup” series. Every…

Want to take your regular handwriting up a notch and start learning the skill of hand lettering? In this class, Caitlin Bristow owner of Lettered Life, will teach the basics of this fun and trendy art form. We’ll get insight on recommended lettering tools, get guided hands-on practice as we work through a hand lettered alphabet, and get plenty of tips for getting that lovely modern calligraphy look for your own handwriting. Plan to leave with the fundamentals and your own…

Join us for the annual pitch competition giving six Davidson student and recent alumni teams the opportunity to compete for up to $25,000 in investment in their innovative, for-profit ventures.