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l <br /> J <br /> ..... ..... <br /> 1 , � <br /> / l <br /> , I <br /> r, <br /> 1 , <br /> �l <br /> l <br /> r r , <br /> r. <br /> �1l <br /> 1 <br /> ll � 1 <br /> 1 <br /> r �Y <br /> i <br /> f <br /> / <br /> I y <br /> News Release: <br /> For immediate use <br /> UNC-Chapel Hill selected as 4th best performing university business accelerator <br /> (Chapel Hill, N.C.— Nov. 4, 2015)–The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has been <br /> recognized among the top five best performing university business accelerators in North <br /> America, based on a 2015 benchmark study by UBI Global, a thought leader in performance <br /> analysis of business incubators around the world. <br /> Carolina received the honor for Launch Chapel Hill, a start-up accelerator located in downtown <br /> Chapel Hill that offers a bi-annual, structured accelerator program for entrepreneurs interested <br /> in launching businesses in Chapel Hill and Orange County. <br /> The UBI Global award recognizes that Launch Chapel Hill provides more value for the ecosystem <br /> and its startup clients than its regional or global peers and produces better outcomes on <br /> economy enhancement, access to funds and post-acceleration performance indicators. <br /> "To have Launch Chapel Hill recognized as one of the top five university business accelerators in <br /> North America is an honor and we are proud to help entrepreneurs develop and grow their <br /> early-stage businesses into thriving enterprises," said Dina Rousset, associate director of the <br /> Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School and program manager <br /> for Launch. <br /> Launch Chapel Hill is a partnership between UNC Kenan-Flagler and the Chancellor's Innovate <br /> Carolina Initiative, the Town of Chapel Hill, Orange County and the Eric Becker family. <br /> "This award demonstrates the power of bringing together government, university and private <br /> sector partners to support start-ups," said Judith Cone, special assistant to the chancellor for <br /> innovation and entrepreneurship and interim vice chancellor of commercialization and <br /> economic development. "Our goal is to strengthen UNC-Chapel Hill's innovation ecosystem in <br /> ways that benefit our community, North Carolina and the world." <br /> Twice a year Launch Chapel Hill accepts a new class of promising entrepreneurs who are <br /> committed to building their early-stage, high-potential businesses into self-sustaining <br /> enterprises. Program features include on-site business support and collaboration from <br /> entrepreneurs in residence; access to successful industry and function-specific mentors and <br />