RISE29
About the program · 1 linked sources
RISE29 is ECU's rural entrepreneurship program focused on transforming eastern North Carolina through microenterprises and student-led businesses. Supported by $1M Golden LEAF Foundation grant. Partners with Beaufort, Hyde, Martin, and Pitt counties. Paid student consulting internships ($3K stipend, 15 weeks). Connects student teams with community business needs, succession planning, and technology commercialization.
Also known as: RISE 29
How we know this: the figures on this page come from the linked sources (last verified 2026-06-26); what those sources do not state is left unknown.
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2026-06-26
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