Juicy Ideas Winners Named!
A team from Stanford University is the winner of this year's contest for collegiate entrepreneurs. AB Tech is a close second, followed by MIT. Congrats to these outstanding students for the software applications they developed! Learn More

An initiative of the AdvantageWest Economic Development Group, the Blue Ridge Entrepreneurial Council is a nurturing organization for entrepreneurs in Western North Carolina, creating homegrown jobs and growing the region's economy.

BREC supports entrepreneurs through the following four focus areas: education, mentoring and networking, communications and capital formation. BREC meets monthly, and provides quarterly opportunities for qualified entrepreneurial businesses to present plans before a group of local investors, the Blue Ridge Angel Investors Network.

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Forest City Digital Courier:County leaders eye CEC project
AdvantageWest meets with county leaders about the Certified Entrepreneurial Communities program.

Business funding forum for small biz coming to WNC
Free event is Aug. 25 at McDowell Tech in Marion, presented by Congressman Heath Shuler.

AdvantageWest honors regional entrepreneurs for excellence
Lone Eagle Award and new Advantage Innovation Award recognize excellence and innovation.