On the NC horizon: 91 events and 8 application deadlines to add to your March calendar wraltechwire.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wraltechwire.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Keeping up with WRAL TechWire’s ongoing initiative to track events happening across North Carolina, here’s a look at what’s to come in March:
March 1
The NC IDEA Foundation is offering two grant opportunities for startups this season: NC IDEA MICRO provides $10,000 project-based grants to entrepreneurs looking to validate and advance their ideas. NC IDEA SEED provides $50,000 grants to early-stage companies, giving them the boost they need to scale faster.
March 1
NC State’s Sweat Equity Challenge is an app idea competition for undergraduate and graduate students, and faculty/staff, who will receive customer/market feedback to validate their ideas, develop a prototype, launch a startup and begin looking for funding to help take their business to the next level.