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Coffee for Change Program Fights Opioid Crisis with Every Cup
GREENVILLE, South Carolina – The founders of Compass Craft Roasters, a local coffee roasting company, have teamed up with non-profits to inspire community action through their new initiative, “Coffee for Change.” The program seeks to unite coffee lovers and charitable organizations to create meaningful social impact in South Carolina. Coffee for Change is launching a…
Inside DC BLOX | Driving Digital Transformation in South Carolina
Ted Hassold takes Cherish Benton on a tour of DC BLOX. As DC BLOX gears up for its official grand opening in Greenville in mid-April, Senior Director of Business Development and Greenville native Ted Hassold invited us for a sneak peek inside the Tier 3 data center. It’s the first of its kind in South…
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.…
Four Companies Receive a Total of $175,000 in SCRA Grants
Summerville, S.C.—South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) announces four SC Launch Client Companies recently have been awarded grants for a combined total of $175,000. Competitor Tent is a unique, new mobile app aimed at providing competitive equestrians training and competition results and analytics across the disciplines of Dressage, Eventing, Jumpers, and Show Hunters. It provides analytics…
Attend an Employee Recruiting Workshop
Everyone is talking about workforce, and Upstate companies are looking for creative ways to recruit and attract talent. When choosing whether or not to accept a position, employees are considering cost of living, quality of life, the community in which they’ll be living, and more. Join the Upstate SC Alliance and attend an employee recruiting workshop designed to…
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…
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…