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The mission of the Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce is to "create an environment for healthy economic growth and provide superior value for its members." It is an organization that plays a vital role in building communication between business leaders who work to improve their community and the area's business climate. As a membership organization comprised of over 830 businesses and professional firms, the Anderson Area Chamber is the largest business and professional association in Anderson County. -
Recognized as a leader in developing public/private partnerships, Greenville's entrepreneurial spirit and strong workforce creates an incredible magnet for business. In addition, Greenville is located in the heart of a right-to-work state and a foreign trade zone. -
Established in 2007, the Clemson Renaissance Center in Greenville, SC, is a portal to the Greenville community for the College of Business & Behavioral Science. Through the Renaissance Center, the College of Business & Behavioral Science engages the business community in projects and conversations on the important business, economiic, and social issues of the day. The Renaissance Center offers graduate students and faculty the chance to work directly with firms, entrepreneurs and leaders to enrich the learning experience for all participants and to accelerate the growth of a stronger knowledge-based economy in South Carolina. -
Energized by the collaborative alliance between Clemson University and Anderson, South Carolina, the Clemson University Advanced Materials Center--an innovation campus and technology park in close proximity to I-85 between Atlanta and Charlotte--is poised to become a powerful magnet for the advanced materials industry, attracting world-renowned companies and fostering research that will have global impact. This unique research facility, armed with superlative resources such as the highest resolution electron microscope possessed by any university in America, is accelerating the transfer of breakthrough technologies into the marketplace. -
The Clemson University Research Foundation (CURF) is a 501 (c )3 corporation created to support the Clemson University research and economic development mission. The Foundation's primary responsibility is the management and commercialization of Clemson University intellectual property. Technology transfer is facilitated through the licensing of IP or the formation of start-up companies to exploit the IP. In addition, CURF manages two incubation facilities that support emerging technology companies that require technical infrastructure found more easily in a University setting, i.e. wet labs, technical expertise, equipment. -
FastTracSC is a coalition whose members represent the best of entrepreneurial resources in the state. Our mission is to promote entrepreneurship and small business in South Carolina through the FastTrac, programs. We want to help visionaries like you, turn your ideas into sustainable growth-oriented businesses in order to improve the quality of life and work in South Carolina. Programs will be offered in the cities of Charleston, Columbia, Greenville, Clemson, Beaufort, Aiken and Rock Hill. -
The Greenville Chamber is the largest business organization in the Upstate, serving more than 2,200 members. The Chamber's mission is to build one of the premier business communities in the world by:leading through collaboration;building community prosperity; being the voice of business; and enhancing quality of life. The Greenville Chamber serves Greenville, Greenville County and at times, the Upstate region. -
InnoVenture is a unique opportunity to hear global thought leaders and to meet several hundred highly talented and connected people with the expertise, resources, or customers you need to create what's next for you. -
Located in downtown Greenville on the river, the NEXT Innovation Center is a place where fast-growth technology companies can co-locate, collaborate and connect with other business leaders, investors, and advisors; where diverse, competitive market rate, "cool" office spaces converge with play areas, shared conference rooms, a cafe and collaboration nooks; where employees can exercise along park paths, ride bikes to work or walk to Main Street for lunch. -
SCLaunch! facilitates applied research, product development and commercialization programs, and strengthens South Carolina's Knowledge Economy by creating high wage-earning jobs. SCLaunch! provides entrepreneurs with key tools for success to help build technology startups, jobs and equity in the future for South Carolina. It provides access to business, academic and economic development entities through the SC Launch Resource Network. SCLaunch! is a collaboration among SCRA and South Carolina's university research foundations: Clemson University, the University of South Carolina and the Medical University of South Carolina. www.sclaunch.org -
The Arthur M. Spiro Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership at Clemson University supports education, research and outreach programs that promote entrepreneurial activity and economic development in the region, state and nation. The focus is on wealth creation through entrepreneurial activity. -
The Upstate Carolina Angel Network, LLC (UCAN) is a group of accredited investors located in Upstate South Carolina who invest in and support start-up and early-stage, high-growth businesses in the Southeastern United States. Our members have a broad array of business experiences and skills they bring in helping to screen and evaluate potential portfolio companies. They also serve as a valuable resource for guidance and advice to entrepreneurs and their businesses once an investment is made. UCAN is not an investment fund, but rather, a network of investors who make individual investment decisions after working together to evaluate candidate companies. Investments are made through single-purpose LLCs made up of UCAN members who wish to make an investment. UCAN is a member of the Angel Capital Association.