2018 Start. Grow. Thrive. Conference

Join us for the second annual Start. Grow. Thrive. Conference to advance and celebrate entrepreneurship across Western North Carolina. This is WNC's feature event for Global Entrepreneurship Week in which hundreds of communities internationally elevate the opportunity of entrepreneurship and business ownership.

This year's event aims to again draw over 100 existing and aspiring entrepreneurs and has an action-packed agenda featuring real world insights from local startups and scaling entrepreneurs, strategy deep dives, a special financial acumen multiplayer game, and ample networking with peers, capital and other resources. We're very grateful for our host partner, A-B Tech Small Business Center, who are providing their terrific new conference center for the event.

The conference is free (registration is required) thanks to generous support from our partners and sponsors including Mountain BizWorks, A-B Tech Community College, A-B Tech Small Business Center, NC Small Business Center Network, the Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC), and WNC SparkTank.

Come connect, learn, and advance WNC's entrepreneur-driven economy.