Entrepreurial:NEXT

NEXT is an initiative to build an entrepreneurial ecosystem in Upstate South Carolina that nurtures the start-up and growth of globally-impactful, knowledge-based companies through:

Attraction & Retention

Infrastructure Development

Advocacy

NEXT members are knowledge-based companies that own intellectual property and have high potential for national and international growth. Current NEXT member industries include internet technology, advanced materials, biomedical, electronic device, software, nanotechnology, and pharmaceutical.

Since its inception in 2006, NEXT has served 79 companies.

2011 Economic Impact of NEXT:

Total Jobs: 674

Total Wages: $42 million