NEXT – The Upstate Portal serving high impact technology ventures through client service, infrastructure development, and public advocacy.
NEXT Client Companies
NEXT clients, which are fast growth technology companies that own their intellectual property, have high potential for national and international growth. Current markets served are internet technology, electronic device, biomedical, software, nanotechnology, and pharmaceutical. Results from the most recent annual survey collected from NEXT member companies show the average wage per employee is $75,000 per year.
Benefits of NEXT Membership
- Access to concierge services provided by NEXT (portal to government, infrastructure, real estate, education, angel and venture capital, professional resources and a trained workforce).
- Access to a community of experienced entrepreneurs, professionals and community leaders
- Access to business license abatement for businesses locating within city of Greenville for first time
- Access to process of advocacy for infrastructure needed to help NEXT entrepreneurs thrive, for example:
- NEXT Innovation Center
- Greenville business license abatement
- Funding of launch of Upstate Carolina Angel Network
- SBIR/STTR reauthorization
- Support of advocacy of city, county, state incentives to attract and retain high impact knowledge based companies
- Access to lease office space at the NEXT Innovation Center
- Access to the NEXT Talent Portal on NEXT website
- Company profile on the NEXT website
- Company web page on NEXT website for self management of content, video, & photos
- Assistance with news and press release drafting and distribution
- Ability to post news items and press releases
- Invitations to quarterly members-only networking events
- Participation in monthly CEO best practice forum series
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