Partnerships + Initiatives
There are a number of partnerships, alliances and initiatives to assist businesses in various ways, including investments, consulting, regulatory advice and shared resources. Below you’ll find a list of some of these valuable initiatives. While each has its own focus, they all share the common goal of helping business and industry in the Region grow and be profitable.
- BioEast Alliance
- Chambers of Commerce of North Carolina’s Eastern Region, CCNCER
- Environmental Advisory Council
- Global Innovation Network
- Inception Micro Angel Fund
- Tourism Advisory Group
- Workforce Innovation Network
- Foreign Direct Investment Initiative
- Military Growth Task Force, MGTF
- North Carolina Marine Biotechnology Center of Innovation
- Community College Presidents
- K-12 Superintendents
- Economic Development Advisory Group
- Defense/Aerospace Advisory Committee
- North Carolina Partnership for Economic Development
- Friends of North Carolina
- NC Biotechnology Center for Economic Development
- NC Global TransPark
- North Carolina State Ports
- Marketing and Asset Inventory Synthesis Team
- Jagiellonian University, Center of Innovation, Ltd. Poland
- UNC Center for Competitive Economics
- UNC Center for International Business Education and Research
- East Carolina University, Bureau of Business Research
- Biz Boost
