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$30K PowerUp Competition Winners Announced

Nov 21, 2023 02:50PM ● By Donna Walker

The top prizes for the inaugural competition for startups went to Method Performance Labs, Simplicity Community Pharmacy, and The Reading HQ

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‘A Labor of Love’: Greenville Man Develops Flavored Iron Supplement for Kids and Adults

Jan 09, 2023 11:35AM ● By Liv Osby

New Product NovaFerrum Now Selling About 40,000 Bottles Per Month

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Gem Mining Company Launches Bitcoin Mining in South Carolina

Dec 15, 2021 03:22PM ● By David Dykes

Firm founded by 5 S.C. business leaders

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SCBIO Names Louisiana Economic Development Exec as CEO to Lead State’s Fastest-Growing Industry

Nov 04, 2021 12:14PM ● By David Dykes

Goal to take South Carolina life sciences "to an entirely new level”

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City of Greenville Launches National Economic Development Initiative

Sep 02, 2021 11:21AM ● By David Dykes

Officials make bold promise to entrepreneurs

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SC Commerce Secretary to Keynote Fastest Growing Companies Luncheon

Jul 27, 2021 02:24PM ● By David Dykes

20th anniversary recognizes top-performing private, publicly owned firms

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Amador Herraiz-Muro Brings Spanish Flavor to the Upstate

Jul 01, 2021 02:20PM

When you hear the word “tapas,” you may think “small,” but Amador Herraiz-Muro doesn’t believe in doing anything small

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Startups Have to Prove Potential Worth when Courting Investors

Mar 01, 2021 03:00PM

Entrepreneurs seeking investors to turn their ideas into realities need more than just a notion written on a paper napkin.

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New Businesses Encouraged

Oct 14, 2020 03:38PM ● By David Dykes

SCRA: Plenty of Opportunities for Entrepreneurs

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FivePoint Solutions: Founded in a Garage, Tripling Its Business

Jun 30, 2020 12:52PM ● By David Dykes

A data-sharing platform focused on public safety

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Organic Hemp Companies RE Botanicals™ and SC-based Palmetto Harmony™ Announce Merger

Aug 19, 2019 11:26AM

Strong advocates of organic and regenerative farming, RE Botanicals and Palmetto Harmony, a provider of organically cultivated natural essential life oils, have announced a stock merger.

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Sunglasses with a Social Conscious

Jul 11, 2018 03:22PM ● By Emily Stevenson

Nectar broadens its market.

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State of the Low Country: Tech Startups Thriving

May 09, 2018 06:45AM ● By Makayla Gay

Charleston’s tech scene has exploded from a handful of companies to more than 250, and the city is gaining a nationwide reputation for the industry. But despite the many successes, there are still some hurdles to face before Charleston’s tech scene ranks with that of Silicon Valley, Boston, or even Austin.

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Betting on South Carolina

Nov 01, 2017 12:50PM ● By Emily Stevenson

An energetic and experienced quartet of venture capital experts formed a company that hopes to invest at least half the money it raises in emerging companies in Charleston and the Southeast.

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A Rising Tide Lifts All Shared Boats

Nov 01, 2017 12:48PM ● By Emily Stevenson

HOBA is much like the ridesharing apps Lyft and Uber. HOBA has a similar look and feel to its automotive counterparts, and its easy-to-use interface, requesting service, and payment options will seem familiar to HOBA novices and ridesharing experts.

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Local entrepreneur shares latest venture

Oct 20, 2017 02:07PM ● By Emily Stevenson

Joe Razum shared his latest venture with the community, TCO Toolkit. The platform provides a vendor neutral calculation for what the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) is on a particular product or service.

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AT&T Contributes $250,000 to IAAM’s Founders Fund

Sep 18, 2017 12:29PM ● By Kathleen Maris

The contribution to the IAAM’s Founders Fund brings the museum closer to meeting its private fundraising goal.

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Cracking the Restaurant: Ceiling Charleston incubator helps fledgling chefs thrive

Jul 03, 2017 09:54AM ● By Emily Stevenson

Much like its business-incubator counterparts, Workshop offers a safe testing ground for restaurateurs trying a new concept or breaking their way into the oft-competitive industry.

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New ‘vimcity’ app provides holistic health connections

Jul 03, 2017 09:52AM ● By Emily Stevenson

“There are a lot of apps out there focused on some type of behavior, and most are focused on one aspect of wellness, like nutrition or exercise,” Johnson says. “We wanted to move beyond the silos of wellness and focus on the whole picture of health and the community.”

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Reinventing Urban Movement: How a Local Business is Revolutionizing Southern Cities

Jul 03, 2017 09:51AM ● By Emily Stevenson

Flood launched his bike sharing marketing platform out of his manufacturing plant in Charleston, in which he brings the 100 percent sustainable bikes from concept to manufacturing to integration.

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Bintelli drives home a profitable business philosophy

May 01, 2017 09:46AM ● By Emily Stevenson

Bintelli manufacturing gas scooters for 15 years in Gainesville, Fla., until Jackrel scooted his company and his out-of-the-box philosophy into Charleston in 2015. He said the move to Charleston was based primarily on the need to expand.

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Fowl Expression

May 01, 2017 09:35AM ● By Emily Stevenson

The feathers they use are sourced from free-range farms all over the country, but the bowties themselves are handcrafted in Charleston by a team of about 20 different artisans.

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