Incubator space for advanced technologies and design research & mentoring, counseling , workshops, internships and networking

Support, advocate and develop creative entrepreneurs through Creative Services: Triad Design Leadership (Design Thinking) SWERVE (Hub for Creative Connections, Jobs, and Ideas) Annual Creative Business Cup competition

Provide technical assistance for start-up, expanding or relocating businesses in the City of W-S. Provide financial assistance to small businesses located within targeted areas, including the
Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area.

Community Idea Farming, Start Up boot camps and Start Up accelerators & Provide work space for entrepreneurs.

Free access to current, accurate information such as customized lists, market reports and trade journal articles. Provide expertise in the use of entrepreneurial databases and information.

Free business mentors & classes offered through the Small Business Center. Twice yearly Launch Challenge

Maker Space: tools, lab, open space—Support resources for creative community

Provide capital to entrepreneurs & mentoring

Professional development, conference and consulting opportunities

The business and technology extension service of The UNC System hosted by WSSU.
Counseling: management, financials, cash flow, capital formation, market development, technology commercialization, government procurement, exporting, private equity, strategy.

Transforms ideas into valuable health care products & Facilitates new pre-clinical and clinical research studies

Provides high-tech labs, offices and meeting facilities that foster the exchange of ideas and encourage entrepreneurial behavior. Also provides innovation themed educational and networking programming.

User of services (talented human capital) interns/ part-time employees & Sponsor competitions local and internationally

Use our data base as a referral source for individuals and businesses looking for products and services offered by our members. Utilize knowledge of our members and partner agencies to facilitate training in industry trends and best practices.

Connector providing services to businesses: technology and government (WSSourcelink)

The Center is a catalyst for community economic development that provides office space, conference space, business education, mentoring and networking events for entrepreneurs

Agile City is a nonprofit innovation consultancy and ecosystem builder with a focus on creating meaningful change and economic impact through innovative, agile solutions for our community and our clients. As ecosystem builders, they work as conveners and activators on behalf of the Winston-Salem.

Winston Starts is dedicated to nurturing entrepreneurs as they scale their businesses. They give startup incubator and accelerator graduates – and any growing business – a strong framework for the next critical stages of development.

HUSTLE is all about INCLUSIVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP: Systems, Stories, Solutions ​ HUSTLE Winston-Salem is a force of positive turbulence as we challenge and shape systems, share stories as a way to expose barriers and work towards bridging the gap of entrepreneurial inequality, and provide resources to women, people of color, and those in marginalized business districts.

The WFU Center for Private Business is a membership organization that supports and serves privately held and family owned businesses across North Carolina. Our mission is to enable privately owned businesses to achieve dreams for their business, family, employees, community and stakeholders by providing access to industry leaders, resources, networks and education.

Article written by Mark Owens of the Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce

This brief document presents the Oral History Association’s guidelines for how to conduct a high-quality oral history interview and it highlights some standard practices that should help produce historically valuable and ethically conducted interviews.

This article introduces the concept of qualitative research interviews for novice researchers.

How to enable audio transcription for cloud recordings using Zoom.

A study have explores both researcher and participant perspectives on the use of Zoom for qualitative research data & research.

Thousands of student-written stories about businesses that also helps achieve one or more of the UN Global Goals.