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Blog Press Release: GrowCo Partners with gener8tor to Launch Local Accelerator for Startups
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 2, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT Linda Janes gALPHA Columbia Director (907) 227-7303 linda@gener8tor.com GrowCo Partners with...
Blog Press Release – GrowCo Welcomes Caroline Crowder as Executive Director
GrowCo Welcomes Caroline Crowder as Executive Director Columbia, S.C, September 22, 2022 -- GrowCo, the region’s only founder-first...
Blog Growth Summit Reaches New Heights With Backing From The South Carolina Department Of Commerce
Event hosted by GrowCo GrowCo has announced the Sixth Annual Growth Summit entrepreneurship conference to take place on November, 18th...
Blog Building a Talent Pipeline & Finding the Right Talent
In one of the panel discussions at this year's Growth Summit, founders Tyler Robinson and Sandy McGuckin shared strategies on...
Blog Entrepreneurship Lessons Learned from CEO’s of $10 Million+ Companies
Starting a company with big aspirations can get weird. It's hard to find people who can relate to the pressures...
"One of our biggest challenges at SOCO is reaching our prospective audience of customers. We're providing this super unique community-driven platform to help entrepreneurs, creators, and independent workers do the work they love in a community that supports them. We struggle regularly with the image that Columbia, SC is not a place where this type of creative business activity thrives. We disagree fundamentally with this and raising awareness for both our company and for our region's opportunities will help us make stronger connections with prospective customers, investors and strategic partners as we continue to grow."
Greg Hilton
Co-founder, SOCO
“As a young entrepreneur, being in the GrowCo community gave me the hope, encouragement, and guidance I needed to stay in Columbia after graduating UofSC and work to build something new. In part, because of GrowCo's efforts and the growth in the entrepreneurial community here, I made the decision to stay, dream, and build in Soda City.”
Sean Powers
Founder, The Front
“Growth companies need three things to fully realize their potential: access to capital, talent, and prospective customers. Groups like GrowCo can provide early stage companies like TerraStride recognition, access, and even recommendations to create relationships that relate to those three areas. We have a story to tell here in Columbia, SC. Telling that story well will make it easier for companies like TerraStride to gain traction and scale.”
Lanford Holloway
Founder, TerraStride, Inc
