NC BEC GROWTH
Backs Black-led North Carolina entrepreneurs through follow-on support linked to prior startup seed recognition.
NC BEC GROWTH is a follow-on grant program administered by the NC Black Entrepreneurship Council (NC BEC), a dedicated council operating within NC IDEA, the Raleigh-based private foundation. The program awards grants to Black-led startups in North Carolina that have previously received the NC IDEA SEED grant. NC BEC was established to address the Black entrepreneurship gap in North Carolina and ha…
Follow-on grants for Black-led North Carolina startups that previously received the NC IDEA SEED grant, administered by the NC Black Entrepreneurship Council within NC IDEA.
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