i4Series Articles
A Financial Controller, a Soccer Mom and a GIS Analyst Walk Into Flywheel
A financial controller built a purchasing chatbot. A mom who got stranded after a soccer game built a car care app. A GIS guy built a tool that answers zoning questions in plain English. None of them would call themselves developers. All three were among 12 projects on 12 tables at the AI Innovation Showcase…
SiMT’s Mark Roth Tapped to Lead SC Business Incubator Association
Mark Roth is named Board Chair of the SC Business Incubator Association (SCBIA). SCBIA is an initiative of the South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) to serve South Carolina’s innovation economy, by bringing together leadership from business incubators and accelerators from across the state. Roth says, “One of the keys to the success of this association…
Event Photography: Behind the Lens
7 Reasons Why You Should Hire A Pro Original Image – Click to see what it looks like when edited by a pro vs. an amateur Chances are you’ve heard the phrase, “Pics or it didn’t happen!” It’s true. You can spend weeks or months planning the perfect event, but if you don’t have a…
Human Side of Building Successful Business
Brian McKay, EVP, and Jessica Baker, VP Member Services for SC Telco, share how connecting with employees can determine your connection with clients. In business, everything is connected, from customer relationships to company culture. They go hand-in-hand and if there’s a weak link in the chain, it distracts from your mission. It distracts from your…
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…
The Untold Kanga Story: Where it All Began
SHARK TANK - "1018" - First into the Tank is an entrepreneur from North Bergen, New Jersey, who introduces a traditional hand-held food snack from his Argentinian culture. Entrepreneurs from Nashville, Tennessee, pitch their smart security product to help keep intruders out of the home. A trio of entrepreneurs from Clemson, South Carolina, present their…
Recent US Supreme Court Ruling is a Warning to File Patent Applications Early, Else Lose Your Rights.
By Doug Kim – On January 22, 2019, a unanimous decision by the U.S. Supreme Court held that under the Leahy–Smith America Invents Act (AIA), a “secret sale” of an invention can cause the inventor to lose patent rights. The AIA includes a section that prohibits patent protection for inventions that were “in public use, on…