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Innovation & Entrepreneurship Innovation & Entrepreneurship

These generous sponsors enable CIE to fulfill its mission and engage thousands of innovators across southeast North Carolina. Thank you.

To learn how to become a program sponsor, please visit this page.

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ACME Smoked Fish
Apple Annie's Bake Shop
Array Community Development Corporation
Blue Mind Coworking
Cape Fear Community College Small Business Center
City of Wilmington
CLA-CliftonLarsonAllen
Hutchison PLLC
IVT Group
It's A Go Pursuits
NC Biotechnology Center
NC EcoTech Prospective Engine
NC IDEA Foundation ENGAGE
NC SeaGrant
NC Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC)
Poyner Spruill LLP
TotalEnergies
UNCW Center For Marine Science
UNCW Office of the Provost
UNCW Research Community in International Trade & Exchange (RCITE) with support from the JW Pope Foundation
UNCW Research and Innovation
Water Resources Research Institute

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ArtYouTouch
Badger Box
Battlehouse Laser Tag
Beach Bagels
Biggers Market
Capital Bills
Emotion Fitness
Kallos Production
Karlsmark Marketing
Lula Balou
Mess Hall
Mile Marker Parking
Mimi and Papa's Popcorn Shop
Network for Entrepreneurs in Wilmington (NEW)
Round Bagels
SharkBite Jewelry
Social Coffee and Supply Co.
Tama Tea
Terraino
Thomas (T.J.) Dreschel Photography
Trader Joe's
Two Blondes Trivia/Might as Well
UNCW Cameron School of Business
Ward & Smith
Wright Wave
YumDay

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Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Phone: (910) 962-2206

803 South College Road
Wilmington, NC 28403-5676

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Monday to Friday - 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday - Closed