Innovation Roundup
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…
Move Up: Quick Guide for Great Places to Work and Live
The Upstate SC Alliance has launched the “Move Up” campaign to showcase towns in a 10-county region as great places to work and live. The announcement was made at the 2019 Annual Meeting, with nearly 500 business leaders in attendance. More than 10,000 employers posted more than 200,000 unique jobs in the Upstate within…
Kopis Named Small Business Of The Month
The Greenville Business Magazine reports that Kopis, a leading software development company, was recently named Greenville Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business of the Month. Founded in 1999, Kopis has deep roots in the South Carolina technology community. With senior experience specializing in database administration and application development for healthcare and automotive manufacturing, they have a…
Digital Maven: Lessons learned from big corporations’ data breaches
By Laura Haight, March 28, 2019 – Failure is the best determinant of future success. There are a lot of more inspiring quotes on the subject than this, but the point is the same. To help us all learn from others’ mistakes, periodically I like to take a current event and dig into what we can learn from…
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…
Importance of testing technology
A quality testing plan for new tech will minimize issues, reduce time to market costs, maximize results. New year, new stuff. Many companies steer clear of major system upgrades in the fourth quarter. So depending upon your industry, it’s very likely you’ve got an implementation coming up. New year, new stuff. Many companies steer clear of…
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…
How IoT Will Drive the Future of Our Economy
By Cherish Benton | January 24, 2019 | i4Series Greenville, SC There is a buzz in the air after Sprint announced that Greenville will become the “World’s First Smart City with Curiosity” at the CES trade show in Las Vegas earlier this month. According to a news release, the City of Greenville will work with…
Anderson Man’s Invention
Anderson man’s invention, used by Clemson, powers high school football’s top dogs. His patented weight-lifting technology helps football teams train for success. Read More If you would like additional information about i4Series or to have an article you would like to share on our news please do not hesitate to contact cherish@i4series.com or you can…