Posts by Kait Lance
2023 FedEx Small Business Grant Now Accepting Entries
Each year FedEx hosts the FedEx Small Business Grant Contest, which offers ten finalists the opportunity to win $30k each. FedEx launched the grant opportunity in 2012 with the goal of helping small businesses to enhance their companies. The deadline to submit an entry for the 2023 grant is February 21st.
Read MoreClub Hous Works Announced as Final GRIT Conference Keynote Session
On Saturday, January 28th, Zach Dennis of Savannah Morning News will host a fireside chat with Pote Baby, Bryan J Noel, and Donny Slater of Club Hous Works for the final GRIT Conference keynote session. The fireside chat is titled Gettin’ On: The Intersection of Music, Media, and Tech and is one of over fifteen sessions to take place at the conference. GRIT is The Creative Coast’s business, technology, and art conference happening on January 26-28, 2023 at the Savannah Cultural Arts Center.
Read MoreGirls Code Games Holiday Camp Wraps with Funding from Howmet Aerospace Foundation
The Creative Coast closed 2022 with its final program of the year: the Girls Code Games Holiday Camp. The educational camp took place from December 19th to 22nd and provided a free opportunity for over twenty 5th to 8th-grade girls to learn how to code video games using MIT Scratch. The camp wrapped with a party showcasing the campers’ final game creations and a funding announcement from the Howmet Aerospace Foundation.
Read More12 Startups Innovating in Supply Chain and Logistics Showcased at Plug and Play’s First Savannah Expo Day
On Thursday, November 3rd, Plug and Play Tech Center hosted its first Savannah Expo Day. Fittingly so, the event took place just off the Savannah River at the Kehoe Iron Works building, as large shipping containers made their way down the river.
Read MoreWhy National STEAM Day is Important & How You Can Contribute to STEAM Education in Savannah
Tuesday, November 8th, is National STEAM Day! This unofficial holiday celebrates Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics education in the United States with the goal of encouraging and inspiring youth to pursue careers in STEAM fields through fun and engaging educational instruction. Click to read why it matters.
Read MoreWatch Tracking the Right KPIs for Your Marketing Program with Phillip Scroggin
Do you feel like your marketing program is spinning its wheels with no ROI? Phillip Scroggin focuses on data-driven business growth at his company Sol Insights and works to help clients identify the right metrics to track when it comes to their marketing programs. In this Lunchtime Topic, he’ll share common errors made when tracking KPIs, how to identify the right KPIs for your marketing program, what platforms he recommends for tracking analytics and more!
Read MoreWatch “8 Things to Consider Before Starting a Business” ft. Tim Mercer
Are you thinking of starting a business? Have you considered what it takes to build and sustain a business? We welcomed Tim Mercer, CFO, Private Lender, and Published Forbes Author,…
Read MoreSavannah’s Biggest Tech Brains to Come Together on November 5th for techSAV Day
On Saturday, November 5th, the first-ever techSAV Day will take place. The conference will bring together Savannah’s tech brains for a half-day event of connectivity and learning. The event is from techSAV, a community of innovators, designers, and technologists in Savannah that are passionate about building better products and a better community here.
Read MoreGeorgia Tech CEISMC Offering Saturday STEAMlab in November
The Georgia Tech Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC) is on a mission to enhance PreK-12 and post-secondary STEM education, especially for those underrepresented in STEM. The CEISMC team achieves this by serving as the connection point between Georgia Tech faculty and students and the PreK-12 STEM education community.
Read MoreGeorgia Tech CEISMC Announces Fall STEAM Programming for Youth
The Georgia Tech Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC) is on a mission to enhance PreK-12 and post-secondary STEM education, especially for those underrepresented in STEM. The CEISMC team achieves this by serving as the connection point between Georgia Tech faculty and students and the PreK-12 STEM education community.
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