RefactorGVL is a nonprofit supporting the Upstate’s tech ecosystem by providing shared infrastructure, community resources, and mentorship to local tech groups, events, and initiatives.

HackGreenville is a community-driven network elevating the Upstate tech ecosystem through discovery tools, meetups, and an active Slack community supported by RefactorGVL.

UpWiSE is a community within RefactorGVL dedicated to empowering women across South Carolina to enter, grow, and thrive in technology careers through training, mentorship, and inclusive support.

Dig South is the South’s Tech Hub, located in Charleston, South Carolina.

Bellamore has created a quiet space for you to work. The shared workspace is a functional 1,000-square-foot room designed for productivity.

Based in Greenville (SC) with a national community, The YoPro Know promotes your success in the workplace by being a bridge between ambitious young professionals and the progressive businesses who want to recruit, engage, and retain them.

GrowCo exists to inspire, develop, and support high growth/high tech founders in the Midlands of SC.

Power Up Spartanburg, led by OneSpartanburg, Inc. and funded by Spartanburg County, is a movement to transform Spartanburg County into the #1 place in the U.S. to start, run, and grow a small or minority business.

The Minority Business Accelerator supports and scales high-potential minority-owned firms by providing targeted training, access to business coaches, and access to large corporations.

CVMSDC connects MBEs and corporations to drive economic growth. We accomplish this work through four pillars of work: Certification, Development, Connection, and Advocacy.

Join Greenville Chamber of Commerce's Young Professionals to develop leadership skills, network, and give back.

Hunting for the perfect candidate? Check out Greenville Technical College's Career Services—post jobs, attend fairs, and connect with top-notch students and alumni.

Find your next superstar employee with Furman University's Recruit Paladins program.

Clemson's career center offers you resources to recruit top students and graduates.

Bob Jones University Career Services connects you with BJU students and alumni seeking career opportunities, offering job postings, fairs, and engagement.

Employers, Southern Wesleyan University Career Services connects you to bright candidates with online job boards and events.

The Sharpen Founder helps entrepreneurs improve their mental health.

A super helpful guide for small business owners to manage caregiving responsibilities while running their businesses.

Pre-accelerator program for early-stage startups with funding and mentorship

A network for African-American-owned businesses that is focused on preserving Gullah Geechee culture and promoting economic growth.

Develop current staff by applying for Incumbent Worker Training Program to train your employees on new tech/roles.

Connect with College of Charleston Career Center to hire young and educated alumni and students.

Legit monthly tech networking event connecting IT professionals, fostering community and meaningful connections.

Grow your career with Charleston Young Professionals: Mentorship, networking, and more for young professionals aged 21-39.

Creative workshops and event space at Workshops at Howard Heights.

Charleston Women in Tech is a nonprofit organization for women in technology ready to shatter glass ceilings.

Charleston Works links job seekers and boss tech employers.

EO Charleston is a chapter of the Entrepreneurs' Organization that offers resources, events, and community impact.

The City of Columbia's FastTrac program helps small business owners navigate obstacles and uplevel their businesses.

Connect with top buyers, expand your network, and boost your business with the SourceSC supplier platform.

The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce's Go Green initiative promotes sustainability and eco-friendly practices.

Femme X is the ultimate professional development and networking community for women, offering workspace, events, mentorship, and more.

ReadySC is a resource that helps fill talent pipelines for manufacturing industries and beyond.

Columbia College's Women's Business Center empowers women to rise to the top in entrepreneurship and business

Apprenticeship Carolina offers apprenticeships in various industries, including IT and healthcare, and connects employers with training providers.

Your advocate for small businesses, providing resources and lobbying for policy change.

An official business one-stop shop for registering and managing businesses

Certifies minority-owned businesses for state contracting and provides resources for growth and development.

A (fun) nonprofit membership organization providing resources, training, and advocacy for the nonprofit sector.

Your center for cultivating innovation and entrepreneurship in agribusiness through mentorship and funding.

USC Columbia Technology Incubator is your go-to startup success machine through mentorship, resources, and networking opportunities.

The Benedict College Business Development Center supports women entrepreneurs with training, resources, and networking opportunities.

Columbia Urban League Young Professionals' mission is to empower young, diverse professionals through community involvement.

Make the most of your recruitment efforts by connecting with USC Career Center for recruitment strategies, including job postings and events

A global pre-seed accelerator empowering bold entrepreneurs to launch successful technology companies.

Cola Makerspace is that creative community you’ve been searching for with tools, classes, and a workspace for makers like you.

Find counseling, financing, training, procurement, and regulatory help for local, minority, and small businesses.

The Platform at Greer is a program located in the heart of Greer, SC designed to promote a culture of entrepreneurship and help local business owners thrive.

Crunchbase is a platform for finding business information about public and private companies.

IAG is a group of investors partnering with early-stage and established management teams.

HI Mark Capital is a Black and veteran-managed investing fund based in Charleston, SC.

Good Growth Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm known for its expertise in finding, assessing, and cultivating complex science and technology startups.

Azalea Capital provides capital and industry expertise to extend the legacy of your company.

Venture Carolina supports the development of early-stage growth companies throughout the southeast.

The South Carolina Hispanic Chamber of Commerce seeks to help all Hispanic-owned businesses in our state grow and thrive through education, advocacy and networking opportunities. The organization also assists in securing microloans.

Startup Grind Charleston offers access to vital resources, ideas, and insights to startups, partners, students, and investors.

Synergy is a do-it-yourself workshop for innovators, product developers, and people who like to build things.

Greenwood Genetic Center is a nonprofit organization focused on empowering businesses in the field of medical genetics.

Greenville Technical College offers a Small Business Management/Entrepreneurship Certificate gives students the knowledge and skills to build a successful business.

The Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at USC Upstate is an institution that grooms and develops student’s interest in entrepreneurship.

Lander University’s Bachelor of Arts in Entrepreneurship program that offers a holistic curriculum for students to create and maximize business opportunities.

The Center for Manufacturing Innovation is a workspace that provides tools to students and innovators in the manufacturing industry.

The Clemson MBA in Entrepreneurship & Innovation emphasizes real-life problems and solutions to prepare entrepreneurs to start or grow businesses of all stripes.

The LGBT+ Chamber is an organization in Upstate South Carolina that wants to create an ecosystem for empowerment of LGBT+ professionals and entrepreneurs in the region.

Coleman Executive Center offers workspace, facility leases, and office services to local businesses in a conveniently central location in the Charleston area.

Charleston SCORE is the local chapter of the national small business growth organization, serving Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester, Williamsburg Counties and nearby towns.

Charleston Digital Corridor is an initiative developed to empower the tech ecosystem in Charleston. The organization offers a sense of community, improved access to capital, workspaces and support.

Narrative offers executive offices or dedicated desks for professionals, startups, or entrepreneurs looking for a flexible, turnkey office solution, without a long-term commitment.

The Hub is a coworking space for innovators and entrepreneurs that offers helpful amenities and office services..

The Beaufort Digital Corridor (BDC) is a community-sourced initiative to attract, nurture and promote Beaufort's technology entrepreneurs

The exchange’s mission is to provide upscale workspace, events, and relationships to our community.

The Holy City Collective is a coworking and meeting space in the Daniel Island Corridor for the common good of Charleston and beyond.

OfficeEvolution offers workspaces in downtown Charleston and Mount Pleasant.

The Low Country Minority Business Accelerator empowers high-potential socially and economically underrepresented businesses to flourish and grow.

Nectar is a wellness-oriented co-work facility built to give women a place where they can work and collaborate efficiently.

Eleos Co-Op is a faith based non governmental organization that seeks to equip and empower the residents of the Greenville region with necessary skills and knowledge.

Chapel offers workspaces for individuals, organizations and food-based businesses, as well as social space open to anyone.

Comradery cowork space offers physical and virtual access to, "a very cool environment where we work and play, from productivity to partying."

OpenWorks is a member-run coworking space downtown.

Endeavor provides upscale cowork space to a mix of individual, small business, and corporate members.

Atlas Local is a fancy modern workstation located in the Greenville region.

SCORE is a nonprofit organization of staff and volunteers who provide a host of services to entrepreneurs.

South Carolina Small Business Development Center offers private consulting for small businesses.

SC Manufacturers Alliance/Automotive Council is an organization that consists of players in the aviation industry in the South Carolina region.

South Carolina Technology and Aviation Center (SCTAC) is a meeting point for people who are passionate about aviation and related fields.

Greenville Local Development Corporations promotes economic development in the Greenville area by empowering local businesses.

SCBIO is an advocacy organization for life sciences.

Greenville Technical College offers a Small Business Management/Entrepreneurship Certificate.

Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research helps innovators develop their ideas in the automotive industry.

SC Codes is a no-cost, mentor-led learning community for coding education.

TATT's entrepreneurial ecosystem initiative highlights resources in the 10 countries of Upstate SC.

VisitGreenvilleSC promotes tourism and related companies in the city of Greenville.

GADC promotes economic development in five target industries.

SC Department of Commerce - Office of Innovations, Marketing and Product Manager is a governmental agency that was created to provide numerous business opportunities and resources to people in South Carolina.

Upstate SC Alliance supports and promotes companies in the Upstate, and works to recruit newcomers.

The Greenville Chamber advocates for economic growth in the Upstate and provides several resources and programs for entrepreneurs.

Cultivation Capital is an investment firm that specializes in raising capital for early stage companies

Village Launch is a community of entrepreneurs developed by Mill Village ministries. The team takes pride in being a smart way for entrepreneurs to start their businesses.

CommunityWorks is an non-profit initiative developed to support underserved communities and families in the Greenville region. They want entrepreneurs to gain opportunities to assets, loans and savings.

VentureSouth is an investment company that pools the funds of angel investors together to provide capital for companies.

The Midlands Technical College Center For Entrepreneurial Success wants to help ideators become their own boss. The center is perfect for people who want to start from the absolute basics and get it right.

Serendipity Labs is a large workspace development and management company with a branch in Charleston.

1600 Meeting offers work stations for creators and people who want to bring their ideas to life in a space designed to make work fun and facilitate collaboration.

Innolabs is a modern workspace and tech hub built to serve entrepreneurs that offers community, and top quality facilities.

The USC/Columbia Innovation center is a part of the South Carolina Research Authority, and it is a facility built to enable students to make innovative strides.

SOCO is a workstation that helps entrepreneurs and professionals work. They create a mini ecosystem for innovators and creators to come and execute their ideas.

Meridian Building is a workspace building under Regus, a workspace rental company. Meridian Building is located in Columbia,SC.

Expansive is a workspace development and renting company that creates an ideal environment for innovators and entrepreneurs to create and build.

Converspace is a company established in 2018, and they specialize in helping entrepreneurs and businesses create a professional outlook for themselves.

CoCreate Coworking is the community of entrepreneurs that women go to to learn how to scale their business from a side hustle to a full-fledged business.

Entrepreneurs’ Organization is a peer to peer community of entrepreneurs that support and empower each other. The organization has 168 chapters in 61 countries.

The South Carolina Small Business Administration is a brainchild of the South Carolina District Office designed to support existing businesses in the region.

South Carolina Small Business Development Center is created to cater for the needs of small businesses and startups in the region.

SCORE Midlands is a network of experienced business professionals that wants to help and empower entrepreneurs on how to scale their businesses.

The South Carolina Research Authority’s objective is to “fuel South Carolina’s innovation economy.”

Scribble is an information repository for entrepreneurs to increase the economic prosperity of South Carolina.

The Charleston Chamber is a platform dedicated to supporting businesses in the Charleston region.

Lowcountry Innovation Center is a workstation located in the Charleston region. Its mission is to provide entrepreneurs and professionals with a quality work environment in that region.

Venture X provides comfort and hospitality to businesses in the form of workspace. They provide futuristic services that put them ahead in the workspace services industry.

Charleston Tech Center is a hub created for tech companies that provides a workspace that encourages collaboration.

Mount Pleasant, a region in South Carolina, intends to create an atmosphere that will attract and retain businesses to its region.

Charleston County Economic Development is a department of the Charleston County government dedicated to empowering existing businesses in the region to grow.

The Harbor Entrepreneur center wants to create a community of entrepreneurs and empower them to scale their businesses. They believe that connecting thinkers, innovators, and visionaries will positively impact the region.

Local Works Charleston offers low-cost workspaces for entrepreneurs in the Charleston Area.

Launchpeer is a team of new-generation investors that provides support to entrepreneurs by co-investing with them without requesting equities.

Charleston Regional Development Alliance is a community of professionals and expert entrepreneurs dedicated to the prosperity of Charleston. The alliance serves as a catalyst for long-term regional prosperity by attracting the world’s best companies, talent, and entrepreneurs.

Columbia Chamber is a government initiative to support business owners and help empower the business community in the Columbia area to help them achieve their potential.

The city of West Columbia focuses on economic and business development.

This is an initiative of the government of the city of Columbia. They seek to help prospective business owners through every business establishment and scaling stage.

1 Million Cups is a brainchild of the Kauffman Foundation, and it is a program designed to enable entrepreneurs in different cities to meet up and share ideas and solutions.

Central SC Alliance is a regional economic development organization working to attract businesses, investment, and talent to Central South Carolina. Through collaboration between public and private partners, the Alliance helps strengthen the regional economy and support long term prosperity across the Midlands.

The CWBEC serves to stimulate and retain the entrepreneurship at Columbia College, and to cater to the business needs of women business owners.

University of South Carolina Technology Incubator is a facility built to house and groom entrepreneurs and their ideas till they scale. The incubator enjoys support from the University of South Carolina and offers a wide range of resources that will help entrepreneurs.

Columbia Opportunity Resource, a nonprofit organization, was founded in 2005 with a vision to build an ecosystem of young professionals where opportunities are shared in the greater Columbia region.

The Richland Two Institution of Innovation wants to groom young high school leavers to become renowned innovators and entrepreneurs. To intend to do this by exposing them to advance classes that will improve their critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

GrowthCo was developed to help businesses located in the Columbia Metro Area. Membership in the program opens the local entrepreneurs to a wide range of opportunities needed for them to scale. The end game of the program is to accelerate the overall development of the entire Columbia ecosystem.

NEXT is an initiative that was built to support the entrepreneurs in the Greenville area specifically.

Furman University is a learning institution in Greenville SC. They offer a wide range of courses including computer sciences, business and accounting and economics.