Creative Coast Announces Oct 10th chooseSAV & Coastal Navigator Launch Party

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The Creative Coast will host a special event on October 10, 2023 from 4:30pm – 6:30pm to announce the launch of its newest brands: chooseSAV and The Coastal Navigator. The evening will offer area service providers a unique chance to expand their professional connections, exchange ideas, and explore potential collaborations with The Creative Coast’s newest brands while enjoying drinks and appetizers in the picturesque setting of the Savannah Boathouse Marina.

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Venture Atlanta to Take Place Sept. 27-28

ATLANTA, Aug. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Venture Atlanta, one of the nation’s most prestigious venture capital conferences, today announced the innovative companies to be featured at its 16th annual event taking place September 27-28 at The Woodruff…

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Creative Coast Announces Abbegayle Stallons as New PR & Marketing Coordinator

The Creative Coast, a Savannah 501(c)3 non-profit focussed on catalyzing the local innovation economy, is thrilled to announce it has hired Abbegayle Stallons as the Public Relations and Marketing Coordinator. In this role, Stallons supports The Creative Coast’s content strategy and development and leads marketing efforts for the organization’s new chooseSAV brand and website. 

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National Science Foundation awards $2.5M Lifelong Learning Grant to support Georgia Southern computer science and IT departments, 161 scholarships

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The National Science Foundation announced a $2.5 million award supporting Georgia Southern University researchers in addressing high-demand workforce needs in information technology and computer science fields. The funded project, “Enabling Lifelong Success in an Information Technology Workforce,” adapts and evaluates evidence-based student support activities within the IT Department, one of the units in the Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing. The goal of the project is to identify a group of highly qualified students and to render 161 scholarships over a six-year period in an effort to increase student retention and graduation rates.

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BizPitch Savannah™ 2023 Applications Open!

bizpitch 2023 entrepreneurial competition applications are now open!

Applications are now open for BizPitch Savannah™! This Shark Tank-style entrepreneurial competition offers eight local entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch their business ideas to a panel of judges including experienced entrepreneurs, industry experts, and investors. Participants must deliver convincing pitches showcasing the strength of their idea and business plan, and three of the eight contestants will win a prize package valued at $10,000 to launch their new business.

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