City Startup Labs’ Kick-off
On Friday, January 17th, the City Startup Labs pilot kicked-off the first of 4 modules. The Cultivation Module was designed
Q&A with Henry Rock
December 13, 2013 By By Glenn Burkins Henry Rock, founder and director of City Startup Labs, say more young black males
Rockefeller Grant to CSL
“The Rockefeller Foundation is happy to support organizations like City Startup Labs that seek to spur entrepreneurship in
FastTrac Leading to Start-ups and Job Creation Across the Nation
Posted by: Mark Marich on February 09, 2011 Source: Policy Dialogue on Entrepreneurship Kauffman FastTrac programs in New
Kauffman Supports CSL
The City Startup Labs’ Entrepreneurs Academy is using training programs provided by the Ewing Marion Kauffman
TEDxCharlotteED ~ Creating a New Class of Entrepreneurs
(Click image to see video) “Re-imagine young black men as a new class of entrepreneurs, capable of great things
Hope for US Economy: Young Black Men as Entrepreneurs
The Christian Science Monitor – CSMonitor.com Lawrence Carpenter knew he always had an entrepreneurial spirit, but he
A Must Read – “The New Jim Crow” by Michelle Alexander
Newsweek What has changed since the collapse of Jim Crow has less to do with the basic structure of our society than with
Principles and Best Practices of Successful Business Incubation
In 1996, NBIA’s board of directors developed a set of industry guidelines to help incubator managers better serve their
Venturing Beyond the Gates
Facilitating Successful Reentry with Entrepreneurship Promoting self-employment among people coming home from prison will be
From Chained to Unchained
From Chained to Unchained: A New Paradigm to Employment – Self-employment. When most ex-offenders contemplate
A Class of 1000 New Entrepreneurs
City Startup Labs, Inc. was launched in April 2012 as a non-profit in New York. It’s designed to create a new class of
BlackTech Interactive/BlackTechCLT – Spring News
City Startup Labs (CSL) made a recent acquisition of the assets of BlackTech Interactive/BlackTechCLT, a firm started in
REEP News – Spring
City Startup Labs’ ReEntry Entrepreneurship Program (REEP), with the support of an NC Idea BEC Ecosystem grant, has been
City Startup Labs Acquires Tech Training hub BLKTECHCLT
[March 16, 2021] Charlotte, North Carolina— City Startup Labs (CSL), hybrid accelerator and incubator, today has
Brent Jenkins
Brent Jenkins is one of
Veronica Richardson
Veronica Richardson is one of the members of the City Startup Labs/ReEntry Entrepreneurship Program (REEP) digital
City Startup Labs is Working to Address the Digital Divide – an Update…
With the help of 2020 CARES ACT funding through the United Way of the Central Carolinas and the City of Charlotte, CSL
SEED20 | Class of 2020
City Startup Labs is proud to be a member of Charlotte Social Venture Partners’ 2020 Class of SEED20!
Partner With Us
There are several ways to partner with City Startup Labs as it develops entrepreneurial capacity and talent among returning
Power When You Need It
We’ve all been there, our phone is close to running out of power and not an outlet in sight and you don’t have
The Mission: REEP Pilot
Usually, reentry programs focus on meeting the immediate needs of the formerly incarcerated, including employment. Yet for