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Sponsor Spotlight: WYFF Interviews Definite Defense about New Gun Laws
The Open Carry with Training Act was signed into law by Gov. Henry McMaster. It took effect on Aug. 15. According to the state law, people with a Concealed Weapon Permit can open carry a firearm in public. The law states open carry training will be included in the required training for anyone who gets a…
SC Tech to Host First Statewide Virtual Technology Career Fair
The SC Council on Competitiveness, SC Codes, and Tallo partner to host an online technology career fair on December 8, 2020 (Columbia, SC) SC Tech, an initiative of the South Carolina Council on Competitiveness (the Council) is excited to announce an innovative virtual solution to power a statewide career fair, on December 8th, 2020, highlighting…
SCRA Announces Investment in GoodUnited
Summerville, SC – South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) announces its affiliate, SC Launch, Inc.’s investment of $200,000 to inKind, dba GoodUnited. The Charleston-based company is a worldwide leader in one-to-one conversational messaging between nonprofits and their donors. GoodUnited became an SC Launch Client Company in 2019 and successfully matured through the program to become an SC Launch,…
Hoowaki® Develops Innovative COVID-19 Swab to Expand Testing
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Hoowaki, LLC has developed an innovative one-piece injection molded design for a COVID-19 swab to help close the gap in U.S. and global COVID-19 testing supplies. The 12-year old micro surface engineering and product solutions company has adapted its proprietary HOOWAKI MICROGRIP® surface technology to create micro-pillars used in the Hoowaki® NP…
Furman University to Host VentureSouth Summit
Furman’s Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship is hosting the VentureSouth Summit, an educational conference to help entrepreneurs, investors, economic developers, higher education, financial sector professionals, and others understand the unique intricacies associated with the world of early stage capital formation. The VentureSouth Summit is a gathering of the region’s largest angel investor organization. The day will…
i4Series Event Leads to Partnership for Young Entrepreneurs
https://i4series.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Connection-Promo.mp4 Before becoming panelists for the i4Series “Freshman to Founder” event on July 25, Logan LaMance and Adam True were complete strangers, unfamiliar with each other’s businesses. They only shared the similar experience of being young entrepreneurs who started successful businesses while in school, but one phone call changed it all. Logan and Adam…
PR Tips: Getting Local News Coverage for Your Business
https://i4series.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Tim-Waller-Slideshow.mp4 Almost all organizations and businesses like to be featured in the local news and for good reason. However, many press release emails are deleted without being read. That’s money left on the table, opportunities lost. To give you a better shot at garnering local news coverage for your business, i4Series presents 8@8: “PR…
ZYLÖ Therapeutics Receives SC Launch Investment
Summerville, S.C. – Innovation News: SCRA announces a $200,000 SC Launch, Inc. investment in Zylö Therapeutics. The life sciences company, located in Greenville, was accepted into SCRA’s entrepreneurial program, SC Launch, in June 2018. The SC Launch, Inc. investment was part of the company’s Series A raise that also includes an investment from the lead investor, VentureSouth, an early-stage…
SiMT Entrepreneurship Day – March 19, 2019
The Southeastern Institute of Manufacturing and Technology located at Florence-Darlington Technical College has announced a day to educate entrepreneurs about resources that are available to help initiate, market, and finance their businesses. Register Here Resource partners and experienced entrepreneurs will share personal insights and practical tools that businesses can use to accelerate growth and improve…
SCRA AND SC LAUNCH CELEBRATE $1 BILLION IN FOLLOW-ON FUNDING FOR SC-BASED COMPANIES
Summerville, S.C.– SCRA, a public, non-profit corporation that fuels South Carolina’s innovation economy, celebrated a milestone of $1 billion of follow-on capital secured by Client Companies in the SC Launch Program. SC Launch, SCRA’s entrepreneurial program, provides mentoring, grants and access to SC Launch, Inc. investments for qualified, South Carolina-based, early-stage companies. Access to follow-on capital is…