Entrepreneurship

Jun 12, 2020

Jumpstarting Tourism

Summary: Leslie Boney, Director of the Institute for Emerging Issues, hosts a series of virtual conversations discussing the impacts of coronavirus (COVID-19) and some of the ways our state is… 

Apr 10, 2020

First in Future: Who’s not getting the message?

Summary: Join us for part four of the series with Juvencio Rocha-Peralta (Executive Director, AMEXCAN), Jeanne Tedrow (President and CEO of the NC Center for Nonprofits) and Doug Urland (North… 

Apr 7, 2020

First in Future: The Impact on Small Business and The Response

Summary: Leslie Boney, Director of the Institute for Emerging Issues, hosts a series of virtual conversations discussing the impacts of coronavirus (COVID-19) and some of the ways our state is… 

Jan 7, 2020

First in Future: IBM Global Lead for Serious Games Phaedra Boinodiris

Summary: Artificial intelligence will soon be making decisions about who gets jobs, whether you get a loan, and what sort of diagnosis you get for a condition. That is why… 

Dec 24, 2019

First in Future: co-founder of District C Dan Gonzalez

Summary: In 2016, the Institute for Emerging Issues looked at the future economy and tried to figure out the kinds and numbers of jobs that were likely to go away… 

Nov 5, 2019

First in Future: former Navy Lieutenant and entrepreneur Randy Nelson

 Summary: One hundred years ago, on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, President Woodrow Wilson announced the first observance of what has become known as… 

Aug 13, 2019

First in Future: Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs at Appalachian State Matt Dull and Entrepreneur Ged Moody

Summary: Many people in NC think we’ve forgotten how to talk to each other. That’s why the Institute for Emerging Issues is taking part in the Civic Conversations Project with… 

Aug 28, 2018

First in Future: Founder of Kinston Teens Chris Suggs

Summary: Martin Luther King Jr. once said: “Everybody can be great…because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject… 

Feb 6, 2018

First in Future: Carolina Journal Editor John Hood

Summary: If you’re looking for someone to give you a thorough political summary on the political history of North Carolina and where the Old North State stands in relation to its… 

Dec 26, 2017

Entrepreneurship Highlights from 2017

2017 was a big year for entrepreneurship at NC State. As we head into 2018, here are 17 entrepreneurship highlights from the past year:   1. NC State Ranks Top 20 in Best Colleges for Entrepreneurs NC State was ranked […]