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ACRE partnered with Matson Consulting, an agribusiness consulting firm in Aiken, in order to produce a comprehensive guide to agribusiness grants and a matching funds guide. Matson Consulting has helped ACRE entrepreneurs apply for Value-Added Producer Grants (VAPG), Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) grants, and others. When you are awarded funding or accepted into the curriculum you get access to Matson Consulting.
Learn more →The purpose of the Benedict College Statewide Investment Accelerator is to help our portfolio companies achieve the necessary traction and growth to successfully enter the seed financing stage.
Learn more →Have you thought of opening a business? Do you have a business and want to grow? From a budding idea to taking your business to the next level, CommunityWorks can help. With a combination of business skill-building resources, coaching, training, and equitable financing, CommunityWorks is a one-stop-shop for small business growth.
Learn more →The Lowcountry Minority Business Accelerator (MBA) is designed for ambitious minority business owners determined to scale their companies, drive measurable growth and position themselves as leaders in their industries. This transformativeprogram offers the tools, insights and connections needed to help your business reach peak performance.
Learn more →The initiative provides opportunities for economic growth and prosperity for high-potential minority-owned firms. MMBA is the Columbia Chamber's major economic development tool designed to make minority businesses more competitive.
Learn more →MEDII will provide education and training for new, aspiring, and established minority businesses, their owners, and minority consumers. MEDII will assist minority business owners and consumers in seeking, understanding, and collaborating with an increasingly diverse and changing set of potential competitors, colleagues, partners, customers, suppliers, and government leaders. MEDII will assist minority businesses and consumers in assessing and developing appropriate strategies for the economic, technological, legal and regulatory, competitive, and socio-cultural changes in their environments.
Learn more →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. Participants leave the program with a three-year Strategic Growth Action Plan to guide their development.
Learn more →A SBA program utilizing a “hub and spoke” model to help close the resource gap and provide support services for minority entrepreneurs.
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