The Tailwind Tech Summit is South Carolina's premier gathering for founders, investors, and builders who believe the best chapter is still being written. We bring together early-stage startups ready to scale, active investors looking for their next great bet, and the service providers, mentors, and community leaders who make it all possible. This isn't another […]
Topic: "Own the Shift: From Concept to Reality in Business and Career" In today’s environment, career paths and businesses are no longer linear: they are shaped through intentional pivots, experimentation, and ownership. This session explores how women in organizations and in business can move from idea to execution while simultaneously redefining their professional identity. Through […]
Innovation Exchange connects senior enterprise leaders with curated early-stage companies to surface real business challenges and explore aligned solutions. This is not a demo day or vendor expo. It’s a structured working session designed to clarify enterprise demand and foster meaningful, high-value conversations. What to ExpectA limited number of startups will be selected through an […]
Raising capital from pre‑seed to Series A is harder than ever, but founders don’t have to navigate it alone. Sam will be hosting office hours at NextGEN to dig into funding strategy, investor readiness, and how to align a startup with the right capital sources. He’ll break down the major pathways, angels, seed funds, venture, […]
Join us as we celebrate our Business Entrepreneur Academy Graduates! Graduation will be held at Long Branch Baptist Church, and will include presentations from the graduating businesses. Come help us support these incredible small business owners!
If you have fundraising-related questions or you’re in need of some one-on-one legal advice for your startup or small business, Clay Johnson & Tony Nolte are available for free, 30 minute time slots to talk through your business with you. Clay sign up here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GeUASYGm4LGQtlwEY8qn9QHHJDbqrI0X1RRvSu5sWZ8/edit?usp=sharing Tony sign up here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12VabC5ozwR6hBwJNaZITcTY5oa5zuqENUuH0fT1T6_A/edit?usp=sharing
a practical, approachable workshop designed to help small business owners better understand the fundamentals of marketing Marketing doesn't have to be complicated. Join CommunityWorks and Alex Moore, Director of Marketing at ClickDimensions and owner of Alex Moore Marketing LLC, for a practical, approachable workshop designed to help small business owners better understand the fundamentals of […]
Join NextGEN for Office Hours with Matt Bell, where founders can sign up for one-on-one sessions to get personalized guidance from experienced operators and service providers. Matt Bell is a venture capital leader with deep experience supporting early-stage technology companies. Most recently, he served as Executive Director of the SC Launch Inc. Investment Fund at […]
Elaine Chung is an organizational strategist and founder of a team alignment platform that helps entrepreneurs distinguish between the unnecessary drag that stalls startups and the necessary friction that sharpens them. She works with founders navigating the path from product innovation to commercialization, helping them build alignment and make clearer, more confident decisions. Elaine is […]
Join us for Office Hours with Doug Kim, founder and attorney at Kim, Lahey & Killough Law Firm. Doug brings decades of experience helping startups, entrepreneurs, and growing companies navigate intellectual property, patents, trademarks, contracts, licensing, and business strategy. Whether you’re protecting a new invention, building your brand, or tackling legal questions as you scale, this […]
Part of the Fix My Pitch Workshop Series A strong pitch is not just about what you say. It is also about how you say it. This in-person workshop focuses on stage presence, delivery, and confidence. Learn how to use your voice, body language, pacing, and energy to communicate with clarity and credibility. Whether you […]
Hey pixel pushers in the Greenville area. We're looking to to get a taste of some good design, developer, and web creator community in Greenville. Let's spend some time together and get some good vibes from your local internauts. Whether you're a student, IC, or director — web, brand, product, design eng, marketing — if you're […]
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