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NEWS
ZShield Wins National Design Award
SC Launch Inc. Portfolio Company, ZVerse has won a national design award for its ZShield Flex. The face shield, designed and produced by ZVerse, has been named an Innovation by Design Awards winner by business magazine Fast Company. The awards, in their ninth year, recognize creative, problem-solving innovations and have included winners such as Spotify, Google and Disney+. Read more.
Google Grants Greenville Tech Startup CEO $100K from Black Founders Fund
Harold Hughes founder of BandwagonFan Club, Inc., an SC Launch Inc. Portfolio Company, was named one of the fund’s 76 recipients, and is the only one based in South Carolina. He and the other recipients will also get access to technical resources and mentorship programs connected to Google for Startups, according to a statement sent on behalf of Google. Read more.
Citibot Named ELGL Haverford Award Recipient
Citibot, an SC Launch Inc. Portfolio Company, was listed as one of ELGL's top five local government companies to win a 2020 ELGL Haverford Award. This peer nominated award celebrates the top companies that work with local government.The ELGL Haverford Award celebrates the top companies that work with local government. We often say “we're all in this together” and that mindset shapes the way we work with the people who work in the private sector. Read more.
OCT 13 @4:00 p.m.
InnoVision Awards: Meet the Finalists - Small Business and Education.
OCT 19-22
Acumen 2020 Agoria Belgium virtual conference. Catherine Hayes, SCRA Industry Manager will be presenting. Learn more.
OCT 20 @4:00 p.m.
InnoVision Awards: Meet the Finalists - Covid-19 Innovators. Learn more.
OCT 29-30
SC Manufacturing Conference & Expo. Learn more.
NOV 4 @11:00 a.m.
SC Launch & Learn: Blockchain Basics: money, cryptocurrency, and blockchain.
SC Launch & Learn | October 14 | 11 a.m.
What’s it Worth? Determining the Value of your Company.
Shining a light on the future in these uncertain times. Forecasting is one of the highest functions of the finance and accounting department in that it helps the rest of an organization make key decisions with confidence based on facts. PGA will discuss how to develop accurate, useful quantitative roadmaps of the future in these uncertain times by integrating sales, operations and accounting data into meaningful long-term cash flow forecasts. Learn more & register.