Helping founders find community and connections
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.
Our advanced entrepreneurship program, held each year in the late spring, is ACRE’s flagship program that seeks to invest in agricultural entrepreneurship in South Carolina. This competitive program is suited towards agribusinesses of all types that seek funding and mentorship in order to grow or expand their market.
Learn more →ACRE’s fall agribusiness planning curriculum is open to a variety of people: new farmers who are having business issues, existing farmers who need help on the business side of their operation, farmers looking to expand or grow their business, and prospective agricultural entrepreneurs who don’t know where to start. The curriculum takes place in Columbia and is taught by the Clemson Agribusiness Extension Program Team.
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 →If you have an innovative idea, a passion project ready to take the next step, or a homegrown business you know can grow, Power Up Spartanburg is for you.
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