Helping entrepreneurs navigate the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
From its North Carolina roots, the REAL Entrepreneurship program is now helping entrepreneurs and businesses around the globe. (The headquarters are still in Cherokee, NC.) REAL began in 1985 and has helped thousands of North Carolinians start or improve all types of businesses. Ag and food businesses, arts and crafts, retail sales, consumer services, and business-to-business companies. What you do and learn in the REAL program applies to every business.