New Report Shows UNC Start-ups Are Generating Billions and Creating Thousands of Jobs
Posted Aug 30, 2017
UNC has been getting down to business. A biannual report released shows that startups and social ventures connected with UNC generate $10 billion in annual revenue, create more that 8,000 jobs in North Carolina and 63,000 jobs worldwide. With a 26 percent increase in UNC related ventures just in the past year, its’ clear these numbers will continue to grow.
(Chapelboro.com)
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