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Empowering Carolina Beach Vendors with EventureMap

March 6, 2026 Ha Lien Gaskin

Having called the beach town of Carolina Beach home for nine years, tech entrepreneur Scott Thomas noticed that there was a need for connecting vendors and customers in the area—especially […]

How Wilmington’s APPROVE is Revolutionizing Equipment Financing

December 3, 2025 Michael Melton

Robert Preville has been in the equipment marketplace space for decades. Early in his career, he helped start an online marketplace for manufacturing services that was eventually bought and expanded […]

GrepBeat Goes To The Beach For A Happy Hour In Wilmington

October 10, 2025 David Schwartz

On Thursday afternoon, Team GrepBeat (and sister Team Primordial) cruised coastward for a fall happy hour in Wilmington. We set up shop at Wilmington Brewing Company (where the in-house pumpkin […]

Wilmington’s Essential Personnel Provides Smarter Systems For Public Safety

October 8, 2025 Michael Melton

When Wilmington firefighters Scott Monroe and Preston Stackhouse realized that traditional HR software couldn’t keep up with the demands of public safety work, they decided to set about building their […]

NEW’s Second Annual #910 Day Packs Ironclad Brewing In Wilmington

September 11, 2025 David Schwartz

On Wednesday evening, Jim Roberts and the Network for Entrepreneurs in Wilmington (aka NEW) hosted folks from around the Wilmington and broader North Carolina entrepreneurial ecosystem for the second annual […]

Wilmington-Based The Wall Printer Efficiently Prints Images on Walls

August 7, 2025 Taylor Motley

Paul Baron has spent his career as an entrepreneur taking products manufactured across the world and marketing them in the United States—from a baby bottle made in Austria to a […]

Wilmington Entrepreneur Produces Sports Apparel Based On Real-Time Trends

July 30, 2025 Taylor Motley

There are constantly new trending topics in sports, whether it is Luka Dončić being abruptly traded to the Los Angeles Lakers or the University of North Carolina hiring Bill Belichick […]

Emerald Isle’s BuilderComs Streamlines Communication In Construction

July 8, 2025 Michael Melton

Ron Nussbaum spent years in the construction field, working every job from foreman, to sales representative, to manager of a 25-crew company. Through all these roles, he saw one consistent […]

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Wilmington Startup Helps Businesses Manage Operations On A Single Platform

June 11, 2025 Michael Melton

Derek Schmidt is no stranger to running a business. The Wilmington native is the founder of DesignLoud, a digital marketing and web design agency he built from a side-hustle into […]

Network For Entrepreneurs In Wilmington’s 3rd INVESTOR BUZZ IN Event

May 21, 2025 Jim Roberts

NEW invites the investors of North Carolina to “Come out to the Coast” for the third annual installment of the INVESTOR BUZZ IN at the Beach. Jim Roberts recaps the […]