South Carolina Capital Market Survey and Report
August 8, 2012
COLUMBIA, SC – August 8, 2012 – New Carolina is partnering withthe Faber Entrepreneurship Center at University of South Carolina’sMoore School of Business and the South Carolina Department of Commerceto conduct a survey to identify the greatest challenges thatprivately-held South Carolina companies are experiencing when attemptingto secure debt and/or equity capital.
Results from the survey, along with feedback from leaders in SouthCarolina’s financial community, will be used to produce a report thatwill examine South Carolina’s capital market gaps and identifyopportunities for improving access to capital for companies that areheadquartered in the state. The report will be published in October,2012.
This survey will take less than 10 minutes to complete. All responses to thissurvey will be kept completely confidential. No information fromindividual survey responses will be used for any other purpose than toanalyze South Carolina’s capital markets.
Capital Market Survey: Reasons Your Firm Should Participate
• Feedback from companies like yours will be used to identifyopportunities for improving access to financial capital in the state.
• You will receive a free copy of the report that will examine SouthCarolina’s current capital markets and approaches for strengtheningthose markets.
The survey is designed to obtain feedback from privately held SouthCarolina companies, including start-up firms and fast growing existingcompanies.
Log on to the following website to participate in the survey:
www.capmarketsurvey.org
For more information, please contact:
Garry Powers
Chair, New Carolina’s Entrepreneurship Task Force
[email protected]
Phone: 803-929-6064
About New Carolina
New Carolina – also known as South Carolina’s Council on Competitiveness– is a not-for-profit company dedicated to enhancing South Carolina’seconomic competitiveness. New Carolina has established and is supportingindustry-led initiatives focused on expanding 15 of South Carolina’slargest industry clusters. New Carolina also is engaged in majoreconomic development-related initiatives focused on high-impactentrepreneurship, workforce, and distressed communities.
