Power Up Spartanburg, Spartanburg County’s five-year small and minority business development initiative, officially launches
March 23, 2023
What is Power Up Spartanburg? Funded by Spartanburg County Council, Power Up Spartanburg is a five-year, $6-million, countywide Small and Minority Business Development Initiative aiming to make Spartanburg the best…
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Innovative product suite, OrangeWIP, for & by entrepreneurs launches to deliver game changing playbook to grow and scale businesses
March 16, 2023
National integrated marketing agency Bright+CO, officially announces the launch of its sister company OrangeWIP (Work In Progress), a dynamic multimedia company that equips busy founders and entrepreneurs with a suite…
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SCRA announces new member company and grant funding
March 8, 2023
Case Studies was accepted as a South Carolina Research Authority Member Company. Sagacity Solutions and Secure Process Intelligence received new grant funding. All SCRA Member Companies receive coaching, access to…
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Endeavor coworking community welcomes All Access members
March 8, 2023
Endeavor, the coworking and office space community in downtown Greenville’s ONE tower, announces three new All Access members: Beth Gibson, president of Planning Solutions Corp; Nick Dennison, loan officer at…
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Entrepreneur Minute – Anibal Braga, Dunlop Sports
March 5, 2023
The Who’s on the Move, Entrepreneur Minute is an interview in support of the undeniable impact that entrepreneurs have on our communities. We will be highlighting 20 entrepreneurs in each of…
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Entrepreneur Minute – David Orr, Medpoint
March 2, 2023
The Who’s on the Move, Entrepreneur Minute is an interview in support of the undeniable impact that entrepreneurs have on our communities. We will be highlighting 20 entrepreneurs in each of…
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Chick-fil-A’s In-House Creative Director Rich Cutter to speak at Endeavor’s Collaborators & Cocktails on February 28th
February 7, 2023
Endeavor, the coworking and office space community in downtown Greenville’s ONE tower, announces that Rich Cutter, Chick-fil-A’s In-House Creative Director, will speak at its Collaborators & Cocktails speaker series on…
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Entrepreneur Minute – Kristina Loughery, Diversified Medical Healthcare
February 7, 2023
The Who’s on the Move, Entrepreneur Minute is an interview in support of the undeniable impact that entrepreneurs have on our communities. We will be highlighting 20 entrepreneurs in each of…
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Ten at the Top announces the addition of Anna-Elyse Lewis Abrams to Communications Coordinator
February 3, 2023
Ten at the Top (TATT) is pleased to announce the addition of Anna-Elyse Lewis Abrams to the position of Communications Coordinator. Her role will be centered around TATT’s mission to…
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David May named president of Cyberwoven, a South Carolina-based brand, web, and marketing agency
February 1, 2023
Columbia, S.C. – Cyberwoven, a South Carolina-based brand, web, and marketing firm located in Downtown Columbia, is excited to announce David May as President. Reporting to Ben Rex, Cyberwoven’s CEO,…
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Peak Drift Brewing Company hosts ribbon-cutting to unveil new state-of-the-art production facility
January 19, 2023
The 25,000-square-foot production facility represents phase one of the company’s future 65,000-square-foot brewery complex on North Main Peak Drift Brewing Company, South Carolina’s newest award-winning craft beverage company, celebrated the…
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SCRA contributes over $1.15 billion to South Carolina’s economy
January 10, 2023
South Carolina Research Authority had an outstanding year in 2022, making over a $1.15 billion impact on the state’s economy. As published in its recently released annual report, the total includes jobs…
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SCRA announces new members and grant funding
January 4, 2023
Secure Process Intelligence and Tandem Concepts were accepted as South Carolina Research Authority Member Companies. Real Motors and Soil Economy received new grant funding. All SCRA Member Companies receive coaching,…
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Minority Business Accelerator announces 2023 cohort
December 12, 2022The Greenville Chamber’s Minority Business Accelerator Upstate program recently graduated 2022 program participants and announced the 2023 class line-up. The Minority Business Accelerator supports and scales high-potential minority-owned firms…
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Entrepreneur Minute – Kamber Parker, The YoPro Know, LLC
November 29, 2022
The Who’s on the Move, Entrepreneur Minute is an interview in support of the undeniable impact that entrepreneurs have on our communities. We will be highlighting 20 entrepreneurs in each of…
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The Rock It! Co. names Katherine Underwood Director of Marketing
November 9, 2022
The Rock It! Co., an immersive marketing and event production company for tech and software organizations, is pleased to announce and welcome Katherine K. Underwood as Director of Marketing. Underwood…
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Entrepreneur Minute – Leah Stoudenmire, The Rock It! Co.
November 8, 2022
The Who’s on the Move, Entrepreneur Minute is an interview in support of the undeniable impact that entrepreneurs have on our communities. We will be highlighting 20 entrepreneurs in each of…
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Sustain SC celebrates second class of SLI Fellows
November 1, 2022
Sustain SC announced the 2022-2023 class of Sustainability Leadership Initiative (SLI) fellows. It’s the second SLI class since the program launched last year in partnership between Sustain SC and the…
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Entrepreneur Minute – Joe Cash, Scoundrel
October 25, 2022
The Who’s on the Move, Entrepreneur Minute is an interview in support of the undeniable impact that entrepreneurs have on our communities. We will be highlighting 20 entrepreneurs in each of…
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Nike’s former head of Global Brand Innovation Sarah Kay to speak at Endeavor’s Collaborators & Cocktails on November 10th
October 18, 2022
Endeavor, the coworking and office space community in downtown Greenville’s ONE tower, announces that Sarah Kay, author, former head of global brand innovation for Nike, and founder of global brand…
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Entrepreneur Minute – Stacey Mills, Parish House Community Development Corporation
October 11, 2022
The Who’s on the Move, Entrepreneur Minute is an interview in support of the undeniable impact that entrepreneurs have on our communities. We will be highlighting 20 entrepreneurs in each of…
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Chef, entrepreneur, and Greenville native Joe Cash to speak at Endeavor’s Collaborator’s & Cocktails on September 27th
September 21, 2022
Endeavor, the coworking and office space community in downtown Greenville’s ONE tower, announces that Joe Cash, entrepreneur, owner, and founding chef of Greenville’s newest restaurant Scoundrel, will speak at its…
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Entrepreneur Minute – Ben Pettit, STORY
September 20, 2022
The Who’s on the Move, Entrepreneur Minute is an interview in support of the undeniable impact that entrepreneurs have on our communities. We will be highlighting 20 entrepreneurs in each of…
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Greenville Chamber celebrates 10 years of Minority Business Accelerator
September 15, 2022The Greenville Chamber hosted the Minority Business Accelerator (MBA) Tenth Anniversary Celebration, Presented by Bank of America, at the Peace Center’s Huguenot Loft September 8, in honor of the program’s…
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Sustain SC hires Chief Operating Officer
September 6, 2022
Brent Jonas joins as organization’s first COO Sustain SC is pleased to welcome its first ever Chief Operating Officer to the organization. Brent Jonas will take on the new position…
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Truist Foundation awards grant to The Hill Institute’s GVL Starts to support startup ventures
August 25, 2022It started as a casual meeting over coffee just as COVID-19 made its debut. Anthony Herrera, chief innovation officer and executive director of The Hill Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Furman…
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Entrepreneur Minute – Rhiannon Poore, Forge Search
August 8, 2022
The Who’s on the Move, Entrepreneur Minute is an interview in support of the undeniable impact that entrepreneurs have on our communities. We will be highlighting 20 entrepreneurs in each of…
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Entrepreneur Minute – Warren Griffith, FUEL
June 15, 2022
The Who’s on the Move, Entrepreneur Minute is an interview in support of the undeniable impact that entrepreneurs have on our communities. We will be highlighting 20 entrepreneurs in each of…
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Entrepreneur Minute – Anthony Kent, Cothran Properties
June 9, 2022
The Who’s on the Move, Entrepreneur Minute is an interview in support of the undeniable impact that entrepreneurs have on our communities. We will be highlighting 20 entrepreneurs in each of…
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Entrepreneur Minute – Dr. Brian Blank, Ember Modern Medicine
May 17, 2022
The Who’s on the Move, Entrepreneur Minute is an interview in support of the undeniable impact that entrepreneurs have on our communities. We will be highlighting 20 entrepreneurs in each of…
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Entrepreneur Minute – Bruce Johnson, Stomagienics
May 10, 2022
The Who’s on the Move, Entrepreneur Minute is an interview in support of the undeniable impact that entrepreneurs have on our communities. We will be highlighting 20 entrepreneurs in each of…
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JNO Tech Accelerator Group welcomes Logicle founder as managing partner
May 9, 2022
The JNO Tech Accelerator Group, a startup accelerator based in Nashville TN, has added Dr. Jonathan Fowler as a managing partner. Dr. Fowler is the founder & CEO Logicle Analytics…
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Entrepreneur Minute – Erick Arbé, Arbé Digital
April 20, 2022
The Who’s on the Move, Entrepreneur Minute is an interview in support of the undeniable impact that entrepreneurs have on our communities. We will be highlighting 20 entrepreneurs in each of…
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Entrepreneur Minute – Walter Kaufmann, P3 USA, Inc.
March 29, 2022
The Who’s on the Move, Entrepreneur Minute is an interview in support of the undeniable impact that entrepreneurs have on our communities. We will be highlighting 20 entrepreneurs in each of…
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SLG Investment Holdings, LLC CEO Sharon Gordon releases book on entrepreneurism for women
March 4, 2022
Sharon Gordon the Founder and CEO of SLG Investment Holdings, LLC (“SLGIH”) and its affiliates has released her first book targeting entrepreneurism for women. “Spending the last few years using…
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Entrepreneur Minute – Dr. Jerome Aya-ay, Palmetto Proactive Healthcare
March 3, 2022
The Who’s on the Move, Entrepreneur Minute is an interview in support of the undeniable impact that entrepreneurs have on our communities. We will be highlighting 20 entrepreneurs in each of…
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Artist Minute – Chris Kelly, Photographer
February 23, 2022
The Who’s on the Move, UpstateBizSC, Artist Minute is a quick, two-minute interview in support of the undeniable impact that the arts and local artists have on our communities. One…
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Entrepreneur Minute – John Warren, GEM Mining
February 17, 2022
The Who’s on the Move, Entrepreneur Minute is an interview in support of the undeniable impact that entrepreneurs have on our communities. We will be highlighting 20 entrepreneurs in each of…
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Entrepreneur Minute – Joan Herlong, Joan Herlong & Associates Sotheby’s International Realty
February 10, 2022
The Who’s on the Move, Entrepreneur Minute is an interview in support of the undeniable impact that entrepreneurs have on our communities. We will be highlighting 20 entrepreneurs in each of…
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Going Into Business with your Loved One? Four Tips for Starting and Running a Successful Business Together
February 7, 2022
By Justin Hawkins, South Carolina Regional Banking Director, Wells Fargo For nearly all small business owners, business ownership is a labor of love. Yet running a business with your loved…
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Endeavor welcomes three new all access members to its coworking community
December 14, 2021
Endeavor, a coworking and office space community in downtown Greenville’s LEED-certified ONE tower, announces three new Private Desk members: Nathaniel Lamb, founder and president of Simple Start, LLC; John Henis,…
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Entrepreneur Minute – Paul Ryll, Oscar Mike Mobile Appraisals + Parsley & Mint
December 14, 2021
The Who’s on the Move, Entrepreneur Minute is an interview in support of the undeniable impact that entrepreneurs have on our communities. We will be highlighting 20 entrepreneurs in each of…
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SC Launch, Inc. announces third Investment in Zylö Therapeutics
December 7, 2021South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA’s) investment affiliate, SC Launch, Inc. has made its third investment into Zylö Therapeutics, Inc. This $300,000 investment will help the company continue providing therapeutic topical solutions. Zylö Therapeutics became an…
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Ashley Clark named ATHENA Young Professional
November 23, 2021
The Greenville Chamber named Ashley Clark, owner of Kilwins Greenville, the 2021 ATHENA Young Professional Leadership Award recipient. The award was presented at the 10th Annual ATHENA Leadership Symposium on November…
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The Poinsett Bride announces new ownership under Paige Gillespie
November 17, 2021
The Poinsett Bride, a full-service bridal destination located at 101 West Court Street in downtown Greenville, recently announced new ownership. Paige Gillespie, who purchased the business in October 2021, intends…
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Hartness Development announces Crescent Startup Community, a large-scale mixed-use Innovation District
November 8, 2021
Upstate’s First Innovation District to Launch in Partnership with Flywheel, Furman University, South Carolina Research Authority, and VentureSouth Hartness Development announced today Crescent Startup Community, a large-scale mixed-use Innovation District…
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Hartness Development announces Crescent Startup Community, a large-scale mixed-use Innovation District
November 2, 2021Hartness Development announced Crescent Startup Community, a large-scale mixed-use Innovation District that will foster innovation as a destination for the support and exchange of entrepreneurial ideas. In partnership with Flywheel,…
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Furman University announces The Robert and Margaret Hill Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
November 1, 2021It’s easy to get Robert Hill ’83 talking fondly about his alma mater. “It’s fun to talk about Furman,” says the retired executive and member of the Furman Board of…
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$2.5M gift to launch first-of-its-kind entrepreneurship space at Clemson University
November 1, 2021Intending to nurture an entrepreneurial spirit and cultivate processes to build successful, sustainable ventures that can scale over time, Brook T. Smith ’89 and Pamela (DuRant) Smith ’89 have given…
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Endeavor’s Collaborators & Cocktails welcomes Sweetens Cove Bourbon visionary Mark Rivers for insights and tasting
October 26, 2021
Endeavor, the coworking and meeting space community in downtown Greenville, announces that Mark Rivers, the visionary and co-founder behind Sweetens Cove Tennessee Bourbon Whiskey, will speak at its next Collaborators…
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