Why the Carolina Core

Strong, innovative companies are investing and growing here. Companies like Amazon and Publix have announced plans to make the Carolina Core their next big move. And companies like Honda Aircraft Company, Pfizer, FedEx, HAECO and Aetna are continuing to grow here.
Milestone Achieved: Village Juice & Kitchen and Wellnecity advance to Summit Stage
The founder journey continues to reach new levels for two of Winston Start resident companies, Village Juice & Kitchen and Wellnecity as they earn Summit level status at the Winston-Salem based accelerator. As a way to meet their companies where they are and provide the resources they need at each stage, Winston Starts offers three […]
North Carolina ranks No. 1 in America’s Top States for Business

North Carolina ranks No. 1 in America’s Top States for Business for the first time in 2022 in CNBC’s annual state competitiveness rankings.
Teens explore entrepreneurship and what it takes to be your own boss

Winston Starts, a local organization dedicated to nurturing entrepreneurs as they scale their businesses, partnered with Wake Forest…
Winston Starts Company on Greater Winston-Salem Podcast

Founder and CEO of Beam Dynamics David Kaszycki talks about the benefits of launching and scaling a tech company in Winston Salem and how organizations like Winston Starts can help. Listen to the podcast from Greater Winston-Salem at the link below!
Wyrick Named Wake Forest Center for Entrepreneurship Senior of the Year Award

Leah Wyrick, founder of Three Strands Recovery Wear, has been a cohort member of Winston Starts since 2020. Leah founded her company while a freshman in college at Wake Forest and has been a full-time college student and business owner for the past 4 years. Most recently, Leah was asked to participate in Wake Forest’s […]
Triad-based startup founder shares insight into region’s growing startup culture
Sneez Launches Web-Based Platform for Health Monitoring

We are excited to announce Health tech innovator, Sneez, LLC recently launched a new web-based platform to provide health monitoring in a variety of settings. This new web-based program will allow behavioral health counselors and other health providers to stay connected with their patients and monitor their wellbeing and progress.
Winston Starts and the WSSU Center for Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation Partnership

Winston Starts is honored to announce a partnership with Winston-Salem State University’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation (CFESI) to sponsor a student to gain experiential learning at Winston Starts, a local incubator. This partnership was coordinated by Winston Starts Director Betsy Brown and Dr. Notis Pagiavlas, founding director of CFESI. The Center for Entrepreneurship […]
Winston Starts UpDog Kombucha Announces New Partnership

Winston Starts is delighted to announce the new partnership between Community Brewing Venture(CBV)and our cohort member UpDog Kombucha. This partnership will expand the UpDog Kombucha brand with the CBV investment of capital, marketing, and production resources. Olivia Wolff and Lauren Miller began their business at Wake Forest over a bond for yoga and kombucha. They […]