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Dominion Energy Contributes $200,000 to South Carolina Innovation
Summerville, S.C. – Dominion Energy, a leading energy provider, has contributed $200,000 to South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA’s) Industry Partnership Fund (IPF). The IPF funds SCRA’s programs, including grants to eligible SCRA Member Companies and to academic research projects that are producing industry solutions. Recent grants include the funding of over $3.3 million to selected colleges and universities for…
Trademark Renewal Scams: A Growing Problem. Don’t be Fooled.
Article Contributed by Doug Kim, Founder and Attorney, Kim & Lahey Law Firm – Anyone who has registered or applied for a trademark knows it eventually must be renewed. Unfortunately, bad actors know this too and are trying to rip you off. According to the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), trademark renewal scams are…
NEXT Announces New Executive Director
(Greenville, SC) – Entrepreneur Eric Weissmann is the new Executive Director of NEXT, an entrepreneur support organization in Greenville, SC that has impacted more than 120 companies, who in turn have raised $28 million in capital. NEXT provides connections to mentoring, capital, facilities, and access to a peer community of aspiring founders across the region.…
Ameris Bank Makes Record Donation to Fuel SC Innovation
Quiana Green, Harry Jeffcoat, Marvin Robinson, Bob Quinn, Seanne Holliday, Richard Sturm, Sheila Riley, John Sircy, and Patti Mack (from left to right) stand outside the Columbia Innovation Center. COLUMBIA, SC – Ameris Bank announced this month a $150,000 donation to the South Carolina Research Authority Industry Partnership Fund to help fuel innovation throughout the…
Cliff Holekamp Elected to SC Launch Inc. Board of Directors
Summerville, S.C. – Cliff Holekamp, co-founder and managing director of Cultivation Capital, was recently elected to the SC Launch, Inc. board of directors. SC Launch, Inc. is the investment affiliate of the South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA), and its board of directors approves loans and investments made to eligible Member Companies in the SC Launch…
Applications Open for $28.6 Billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund
Fund prioritizes direct relief to women, veterans, and socially and economically disadvantaged individuals WASHINGTON – Applications open for $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund next week. SBA Administrator Isabella Guzman announced the U.S. Small Business Administration will begin registrations on Friday, April 30, 2021, at 9 a.m. EDT and open applications on Monday, May 3, 2021, at noon EDT for the…
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,…
Student Pitch Competition Encourages Ingenuity and Entrepreneurship
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina Department of Commerce has teamed up with the South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) and 15 universities and colleges from across the state to launch SC Innovates, a program aimed at promoting entrepreneurism through a student pitch competition. The inaugural SC Innovates pitch challenge will take place in tandem with Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) on November…
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…