UNCW Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) offers educational and networking events for community members and UNCW faculty, staff, and students. Register today to connect with others, learn something new, and advance your idea.
Additional weekly, monthly, and annual programs to support entrepreneurs and the ecosystem are described on the CIE Programs page.
Wednesday, November 6 | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
What: Visitors welcome! CIE staff will be available all day to provide tours of our facility, to answer questions about CIE or UNCW, and to connect you to programs and ecosystem partners. Bonus: Free coworking all day for entrepreneurs!
Who: Entrepreneurs, UNCW faculty, staff, and students, and anyone interested in learning more about CIE
Where: UNCW CIE
Cost: Free, Registration not required
Wednesday, November 13
Wednesday, November 13 | 3:00-4:00 PM
Location: CIE
Speaker: Elizabeth Dougherty, Eastern Regional Outreach Director at USPTO
Registration: https://share.hsforms.com/1DT622s74RreIesu1OIFN-Qe2blu
November 18-24
GEW is a community - and worldwide - celebration of entrepreneurship. Events will occur all over the region - attend an event whether you're curious about business ownership or are established.
November 19 | All Day
Connecting classroom learning to entrepreneurs
November 21 | 8:30-10:30 AM
A fast-paced, caffeinated speed mentoring program to connect startup and scaleup entrepreneurs with expert advisors. Entrepreneurs will have an opportunity to meet with 3-4 Mentors, and CIE Mentors will have an opportunity to meet with 3-4 entrepreneurs.
Register now (entrepreneur link)
CIE Mentors, please email cie@uncw.edu for the Mentor registration link.
Every Wednesday at 9:00 AM at CIE or online.
1 Million Cups Wilmington is part of a national movement to educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs and communities over one million cups of coffee. Any regional business that is 5 years old or less is welcome to present.
Subscribe to our 1 Million Cups Wilmington email by signing up for the CIE Email List to receive weekly emails with speaker announcements and Zoom links. Follow us on our Facebook @1MCWilmingtonNC to get weekly updates and to watch the speakers on Facebook Live.