entrepreneurs summit
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2011 Charlotte Chamber Entrepreneurs Summit slides and results from text and text-to-screen pollingTRANSCRIPT
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On a scale of 1 (not at all) to 7 (extremely), how supportive is Charlotte’s entrepreneurial climate?
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5.90%
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13.70%
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51 responses
How do you define entrepreneurship?
Table Activity
Pair up and describe a successful creative, entrepreneurial or innovation experience that you have personally experienced …
• What made it so successful?
• How did the climate/culture enable it?
What are the components that made that experience successful?
Seattle
San Francisco
Austin
Nashville
Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Components
Focus on clusters of activity(identify emerging sectors)
Initiate and drive momentum (help entrepreneurs get started)
Establish critical connections (create rich exchanges)
Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership
Discussion
1. What are Charlotte’s core entrepreneurial assets?
2. How can we more effectively connect these assets?
What are Charlotte’s core entrepreneurial assets?
Types of Private Capital
Charlotte’s Entrepreneur EcosystemUNCCQueens UniversityWFU Evening MBACPCC Institute of EntrepreneurshipJohnson & Wales Business School
The Ben Craig Center Charlotte ChamberSCORESmall Business & Tech Dev. CenterUS Small Business AdministrationNC Small Business Center NetworkCharlotte Small Business ResourcesBusiness Link NC
NC Capital Access ProgramNC Innovation FundNC IDEAOne NC Small Business Grants
LegalAccountingInvestment BankersTechnical Experts, AdvisorsBoard members
Financial ServicesEnergy Production
DefenseAutomotive/Motorsports
IT TechnologyBiosciences & Medical Devices
Healthcare
Five Ventures Business CompetitionCharlotte Startup Weekend
Bar Camp Charlotte
Entrepreneurship Leadership CircleBusiness Innovation & Growth (BIG)
Wed3 – The Angel Forum of CharlotteCharlotte Regional Technology
Executives Council (CRTEC)Packard Place
Area 15Queen City Forward
The Ben Craig Center
Wed3 – The Angel Forum of CharlotteCharlotte Angels
Inception Micro Angel FundBusiness Expansion Funding Corporation
Micro LoansBanks & Credit Unions
Charlotte Region
Education
Small Business Resources
Govt. Initiatives
SupportServices
Economic Clusters
Network / Incubator
FinancialCapital
Events
Created by:
Kavita Gupta
Note: This represents a sample of resources available in Charlotte
What are Charlotte’s advantages in energy, health care practice and financial services?
What looks like the brightest bright spot to you?