Thank you for being a valued part of our community and contributing to the growth of an inclusive economy. May your holiday season be filled with joy, and we wish you prosperity in the coming year!

If you're still shopping for gifts, explore our holiday gift guide showcasing past NCGrowth clients from diverse communities across the Carolinas.

Wishing you a safe and wonderful holiday!

Best regards,
The NCGrowth Team

http://2023 NCG Holiday Gift Guide (2)-min

• Promoting Foodways as Indigenous Economic Development
• Helping a Medical Spa Attract New Investors
• From Abandoned Rural School to Community Hub
• NCGrowth Spring Showcase Video
• Working Together to Solve Wealth Inequality
• NCGrowth Report Reveals Strategies for Inclusive Economic Development

• A Roadmap for Diversifying Apprenticeships
• NCGrowth-South Carolina Workshop Series Provides Valuable Resources for Local, Rural Small Businesses
• UNC-Pembroke Vendor Readiness Workshop & Purchaser Marketplace
• NCGrowth and National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development Hire Jessamyn Tracy in New National Partnership
• NCGrowth Expands in Southwestern NC with Dogwood Health Trust and New Hire Stacy Guffey

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for being a part of our community, working to build an economy with opportunities for all to prosper. Hoping you have a wonderful holiday season and wishing you the very best in 2023!

• Mark Little provides expert testimony for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project
• CREATE Participates in UNC Engagement Week with Four Community Engagement Stories
• NCGrowth Analyst Sam Wilkes honored with Thomas A. and Yolanda Kaye Stith Leadership Award
• Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Series – Capital Ecosystems: Seeding Smaller and Regional Funds to Increase Opportunity
• SBIR Turns 40: Evaluating Support for Small Business Innovation
• CREATE’s Nicole Outlaw featured in <em>Substantial Magazine</em> for her work helping businesses in Eastern Carolina
• SmartUp Client Marvin Ross of Peculiar Pig Farm featured in <em>The New York Times</em>

• Kellye Whitaker awarded the MLK Unsung Hero Award
• Research Highlight: Assessment of the SBIR and STTR Programs at NIH
• NCGrowth and Historic Princeville Work to Identify Market Opportunities for Newly Acquired 53-Acre Parcel
• Creating new partnerships in South Carolina – SCACED

• Mount Olive Region Economic Development Project Wraps Up!
• NCGROWTH Analyst Jaelon Talley Explores NC Media Landscape
• CREATE Receives Support Through Z Smith Reynolds Foundation State-Level Systemic Change Strategy
• Success Story: Craston Artis Highlighted by UNC Kenan Flagler
• New Case Study Updates Live on Homegrown Tools

• CREATE Welcomes Inaugural Strategic Council
• CREATE Executive Director Panelist on Carolina Business Review
• NCGROWTH Receives NC USDA Grant
• Business Client Highlight: SS Hamilton Farms – Green Pond, SC
• Kellye Whitaker Recognized as a Woodland Community Advocate by The Center for Heirs Property Preservation

• 2021 Year in Review
• We are looking for a dynamic PROGRAM MANAGER to join the CREATE and NCGrowth team!
• Happy Holidays from Our Team!

• CREATE Receives $2M Grant from Truist Foundation to Rebuild, Fortify Local Economies Across & Beyond the Carolina
• Economic Development: New Housing and Economic Resilience Assessment for Boone, NC
• South Carolina: Meet SmartUp’s New Client Bowman Vineyard
• Research: Maryann Feldman Presents to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science & Technology

• Creating an Asset Map for Hickory Nut Gorge’s Outdoor Recreation Strategic Plan
• Freedom Air HVAC to use Virtual Reality Technology in it's HVAC Technician Certification Course
• The Glam Boutique Hosts Vendor Expo and Fashion Show
• Conference on Emergence Co-Hosted by CREATE & Academy of Management's TIM

• NCGROWTH Presents Economic Development Project to Gates County Commissioners
• Biden’s Build Back Better: A Brighter Future for Black Families?
• NCGROWTH Conducts Market and Competitor Analysis for Battery Xchange
• Meet NCGROWTH-SmartUp's New Client, SweetgrassRoots