The Hill Institute helps aspiring entrepreneurs and founders launch social and entrepreneurial ventures. Ideal for students, supporters or the greater-Greenville business community, the Hill Institute provides a supportive entrepreneurial community.

The Lowcountry Minority Business Accelerator uses the award winning and internationally-recognized StreetWise ‘MBA’™ curriculum created by Interise. The curriculum aids business owners in developing a three-year Strategic Growth Action Plan™, which is customized to their individual business and details the strategies and tactics the owner and staff will take to increase revenue, financial management and improve access to capital.

During the 12-month program, participants will learn:

• Business development strategies
• Strategic planning
• Financial management and analysis
• Human resources
• Accessing capital
• Securing corporate and government contracts

The SC SBDC is excited to collaborate on a joint initiative with the S.C. Commission for Minority Affairs (CMA), South Carolina’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), lenders and other partners to improve upon the economic impact of African American businesses and entrepreneurs. 

This partnership focuses on expanding and enhancing services to (1) increase business growth and success; and (2) create economic growth and prosperity in African American communities.

This new program created by the SC SBDC called “The BRIDGE,” stands for “Better Resources for Inclusion, Dialogue, Growth & Equity.” The overarching objectives of The BRIDGE are to: 

• Expand outreach and awareness of small business services in underserved African American communities throughout the state of South Carolina;

• Enhance and tailor business assistance to meet the needs of African American entrepreneurs; and

• Engage African Americans in the challenge to pursue goals that advance both their own businesses AND local communities.
   

All African American entrepreneurs are invited to join.

The South Carolina APEX Accelerator is a resource for small and large S.C. businesses looking to obtain free procurement technical assistance. We provide specialized assistance to clients, helping them to identify federal, state and local government contractual opportunities.

Fostering collaboration through state-of-the-art facilities for startups and academic researchers to provide collaboration spaces essential to advance technology

The Gravity Center offers programs and resources for entrepreneurs, including a co-working space.

Supports SC agribusiness entrepreneurs who are ready to launch their product or process into the marketplace but need investors and/or mentors.

The USC/Columbia Technology Incubator offers technology startups and entrepreneurs mentoring, office space, education and training opportunities and more.

Through the Center for Entrepreneurial Success (CES), Midlands Tech will help entrepreneurs navigate the difficult, and often complex, path of taking your idea and turning it into a sustainable and profitable venture.

The CES is open to current and future MTC students, faculty, staff, and the MTC community. CES provides an entrepreneurial toolbox to help you thrive as a business owner by leveraging people, services, and technology of both Midlands Technical College and the community of entrepreneurs in the Midlands.

Fostering collaboration through state-of-the-art facilities for startups and academic researchers to provide collaboration spaces essential to advance technology