Cape Fear Future

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March - 2009
Cape Fear Future UNCW Center for Entrepreneurship
Strategic Planning Session
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Cape Fear Future - Entrepreneurship

• Promote Youth Entrepreneurship
• Incubator
• Promote Entrepreneurship Speaker Series
• Link Entrepreneurship to Industry Clusters (Film
  Industry, Arts, Non
• profits, Marine Sciences, BioTechnology)

• Business Growth (Economic Development)
• Promote Rural Entrepreneurship
• Attracting Minority and Foreign Born
  Entrepreneurs
• Link Entrepreneurship to UNCW E-ship Students,
  Faculty and Programs

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UNCW Center for Entrepreneurship
The mission of the Center is to be a driving
force (catalyst) for Entrepreneurship, Emerging
Ventures and Innovation in Southeastern North
Carolina by providing
1) Networking Opportunities for Established
Entrepreneurs 2) Training Workshops 3) Thought
Leaders and Speaker Events 4) Mentoring for
Emerging Entrepreneurs
5) An Offline and Online Entrepreneurial
Community 6) Recruitment of Entrepreneurs and
Emerging Ventures to Region 7) Entrepreneurial
Research 8) Links to UNCW Cameron School of
Business Entrepreneurship Program and Students
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Business Growth Chart
Stage 1 Existence
Stage 2 Survival
Stage 3 Stabilization
Stage 4 Growth
Stage 5 Take-Off
Stage 6 Maturity
Large
Growing Ventures
Size of Organization
Small Business/Lifestyle
Small
Young
Mature
Age of Organization
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Entrepreneurship Center Model
Emerging Companies
Entrepreneurial Support Organizations
Investors
UNCW Center for Entrepreneurship
Young Retired Entrepreneurs
UNCW Cameron School of Business
Chambers
Growing Companies
SBTDC SBA SBC Score
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Entrepreneurship Center - Services

• Social/Networking Events
• Speaker Series for Entrepreneurs
• Annual Coastal Entrepreneurship Awards in
  Partnership with GWBJ
• Links to UNCW and the Entrepreneurship
  concentration in the Cameron School of Business

Launch Services

• New Venture Recruiting/Point of Contact
• NC Economic Database (with SMB data)
• Entrepreneur Mentor Program
• Entrepreneurs Website Community

Future Services
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Entrepreneurship Center - Membership
Membership

• Membership Fees 200/year

Sponsors

• How to Involve Sponsors but not Sell-Out
• Types of Sponsors

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Entrepreneurship Center - Next Steps

• Funding
• Continue Garnering Feedback/Support
• Launch Event at Jungle Rapids on March 26th
• First Formal Gathering and Speaker in April
  (Oceanic or Blue Water)
• Coastal Entrepreneurship Awards May 14th

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March - 2009
Cape Fear Future UNCW Center for Entrepreneurship
Thank You