CPA firm relocates Greenville headquarters
Greenville’s Stokes & Company, a CPA firm specializing in monthly accounting and advisory services for businesses, cut the ribbon on a new office at 108 Frederick St.
Women find entrepreneurial traction despite ‘statistic’
Margaret Godowns had no idea how bored she was in her job until she left last spring and started her own company.
Goose Creek works to loan out $250,000 to small businesses
The city of Goose Creek is working to save the small businesses that City Council members say make up the fabric of the community. "The pandemic was no one's fault, but everyone is still suffering the consequences from it," said
Columbia ranks as 5th-best city to start a career
A recent WalletHub survey ranked more than 180 U.S. cities as best places for recent college graduates to start a career. The survey compared the relative market strength and overall livability of cities by examining 28 metrics.
Lowcountry Local First names executive director
Jacquie Berger has been named executive director of Lowcountry Local First, an advocacy organization for small, local businesses in the Charleston area.
Mount Pleasant offers hurricane prep, disaster tips for businesses
This week kicked off National Hurricane Preparedness Week, and Mount Pleasant has shared what plans businesses should have in place to recover as seamlessly as possible in the event of a major storm or natural disaster.
BridgeTower names group publisher for SC Biz News
BridgeTower Media has named Rick Jenkins group publisher for SC Biz News. Jenkins formerly served as the publisher for GSA Business Report in the Upstate and will now oversee all operations for the statewide media group.
Clemson hosts Small Business Cybersecurity Summit
Myrtle Beach-based PC Matic and Clemson University are helping brief small businesses from across the state on the best practices to defend their workplace from cyberattacks at a virtual S.C. Small Business Cybersecurity Summit.
Limestone University builds conference and student center
Limestone University’s Campus Center and Library has been many years in the making — more than nine years to be exact — but the original plans for the building would have looked very different from today's complex.
Upstate LGBT Chamber opens to new members
Last year’s challenging business climate spurred the creation of numerous professional support groups, but for South Carolina, the Upstate SC LGBT+ Chamber was a first.
Wastewater operator workshop hosted at University Center
Duncan-based Operators Unlimited will address some of the wastewater industry’s recruitment and training challenges May 11-12 with a free continuing education course for operators at the University Center of Greenville.
Startup mentorship program has secured 100 Spartanburg jobs
Three Spartanburg startups will benefit from a $15,000 peer-based loan fund as part of the Start: Me Spartanburg program launched by the University of South Carolina Upstate’s George Dean Johnson Jr. College of Business and Economics a