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What makes a great pitch? It’s more than a compelling idea. Go behind the scenes of CORI’s Small Towns, Big Ideas pitch event to discover four lessons rural founders can use to tell their stories, connect with audiences, and grow their businesses.
Less than a year after regional partners came together to strengthen work-based learning in Caldwell and Watauga counties, RISE Caldwell-Watauga is already connecting more than 120 students with employers across western North Carolina.
Journai takes the grand prize, Infinity Miles wins Audience Choice, and five founders show that industry-changing ideas can grow from small towns.
Our latest research finds natural amenities are the strongest predictor of rural entrepreneurship, while workforce experience and business relationships are associated with rural entrepreneurial strength.
From reimagining local journalism to transforming industrial infrastructure, five rural founders are bringing ambitious ideas to CORI’s 6th annual pitch event this fall—and showing just how expansive rural entrepreneurship can be.
The Center on Rural Innovation (CORI) is welcoming its largest cohort ever to the Rural Innovation Network, a sign of the growing momentum, ambition, and possibility across rural America.
Rural founders are building ambitious companies in the industries shaping what’s next. As CORI joins the 2027 SXSW Pitch Advisory Board, we’re helping bring more rural innovation to one of the startup world’s most recognized stages.
A big moment for rural innovation. Watch CORI ring the Nasdaq Closing Bell and celebrate the founders, leaders, and communities building what’s next across rural America.
Tahlequah, Great Bend, and Rolla are joining a growing national network of rural leaders building stronger economies through entrepreneurship, technology, talent, and collaboration.
Our AI Forward Studio gave rural founders the tools, guidance, and community to experiment with AI and turn ideas into working products — and showed us what's possible when we invest in that space.
