Where Startups go to Scale Up.
Everything Your Startup Needs to Scale, Right Here
Winston Starts helps entrepreneurs successfully scale their businesses to new heights. We provide a development framework, valuable resources and the long runway you need to grow your business and realize your dreams.
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Founder's Journey
A founder’s journey goes through many stages. Each stage is unique and requires different approaches, expertise and resources to succeed. Whether you have an idea and need help getting started or already have a business and need support to fine tune and grow, Winston Starts has the right program and resources to help you get to the next level on your journey to the Summit.
Accelerator
BASECAMP
Product
validation
ASCENT
Market
validation
SUMMIT
Business
validation
For founders who have launched and want to grow and scale.
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Resources for Founders
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Winston-Salem
As a city of over 360,000, Winston-Salem is known for its diversity of business and community with a strong and unwavering commitment to the arts, excellence in healthcare research and technology, and opportunities for specialized and advanced education. In recent years Winston-Salem has moved from a manufacturing-based economy (tobacco/textiles) to an information and technology-based powerhouse, especially in the areas of medicine, research and finance.
News
WH Farms Co. Expansion Brings Manufacturing to Winston-Salem
WH Farms Co. is a 4-year-old biotech startup that grows hemp on a USDA licensed North Carolina farm and processes it for use in topical beauty and wellness products. The company offers white label services for brands offering hemp-infused product lines.
North Carolina back on top in CNBC’s best-for-business ranking
North Carolina’s business-friendly reputation has once again propelled it to the top of a prestigious national ranking,
Winston-Salem Knows How to Start a Life Science Company
When starting a life science company, entrepreneurs have two unique challenges: bringing the science to life and building a business. These two aspects of starting a life science company require two different skill sets. Many companies have their hands full with developing a new product or service, and figuring out how to start a life science company can be overwhelming.
Events
Founders Forum with Ben Sutton
Widely credited with inventing the college sports media business, Sutton built ISP Sports and later sold it to IMC College in 2010-expanding it into four national market leaders before engineering IMG’s...
Founders Forum with Louis Foreman
Louis Foreman is an Entrepreneur, Innovator, Educator, and Investor who knows how to bring great products to life. As the CEO of Enventys Partners, he has helped founders develop, prototype and launch...
NC IDEA Fall 2025 Grants Information Session
Applications for NC IDEA’s MICRO ($10K) and SEED ($50K) grants open on July 28th. If you plan to apply, this is a don’t miss opportunity! NC IDEA’s MICRO ($10K)...