Posts Tagged ‘News’
cSpot’s Monthly Creative Socials Return to Savannah This July
Savannah’s monthly social meetup for creatives, cSpot, is returning this month after a two-year hiatus. Megan Kranzler, local creative and owner of Olive Ridley Studios, has been working behind the scenes to make cSpot’s July return possible.
Read MoreGreen Badger Receives Seed Funding of $1.125 Million
Green Badger, the leading SaaS developer for managing sustainable construction, announced that it has received seed funding of $1.125 million in a financing round led by venture capital firm Shadow Ventures with participation from GroundBreak Ventures, Hamilton Ventures, and additional private investment partners. The capital will be used to continue to augment Green Badger’s functionality to automate green construction compliance and enhance the sustainability of the built environment.
Read MoreFirst Ever “Savannah Black In Business” Event Announced
The first-ever Savannah “Black in Business” event has been announced for Savannah-area black business owners and aspiring black entrepreneurs. The event will consist of a panel of successful local black business owners who will share their stories and answer questions about their entrepreneurial journey. There will also be presentations by local organizations that offer resources to assist members of Savannah’s black community to become successful business owners.
Read MoreApplications Are Open to the Big50 Startup Competition
The Big50 Startup Competition is now accepting applications from tech startups founded in 2014 or later. The competition was started by Jeff Vance, founder of Startup50, who set out in 2013 to improve the journalism economy. Following Startup50’s success, Big50 was born as a way to help startups gain traction, reach their goals and tackle real-world challenges.
Read MoreCall for Applications to Cartier Women’s Initiative’s Three Award Opportunities – Win Up to $100k
This month, Cartier Women’s Initiative is offering three award opportunities to women entrepreneurs whose businesses or initiatives have a noteworthy social and/or environmental impact. The three award categories include the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award, the Science and Technology Pioneer Award, and the Regional Awards.
Read MoreHow to Apply for USENIX’s Conference Grant Programs
USENIX, founded in 1975, hosts hundreds of conferences and workshops a year to educate, create community, and foster innovation, and growth in advanced computing systems fields. This year, they have an exciting line-up! Starting with the SOUPS 2022 conference from August 7th-9th, 2022 in Boston, MA as well as online. At this conference, you will…
Read MoreSampson Digital Media Management & Consultation Plans to Put People First
Jordan Sampson is the CEO of Sampson Digital Media Management & Consultation and the recent first-place winner of FastPitch 2022. Before she began her startup, she was also the first place winner of the SSU Tiger Den Pitch Competition which she won after months of prepping her pitch with a business mentor and honing her business plan through a series of workshops. And long before that, she was a 7th grader singing in an Alabama church choir who realized that her talents lay in other areas of production where she could help people in unexpected ways.
Read MoreAntares REACH Grant Program Offering 20k Small Business Grants
Hello Alice and the Global Entrepreneurship Network are teaming up with Antares Captial to offer 20k small business grants through the Antares REACH Grant program.
Read MoreSCAD Students Bring Innovation to Home Appliance Industry with Fable
The Creative Coast recently had a chance to follow up with the founders of Fable after their second-place win at FastPitch 2022. At FastPitch, Fable was awarded $2,000 for their pitch of an all-in-one fridge, freezer, and hydroponic farm appliance designed to help solve the issue of food insecurity and lack of farmable soil.
Read MoreVicTreeFi Announces Launch of Nillie, the Official Platform for Athletes to Build Their Name, Image and Likeness
Last week we had the chance to meet up with VicTreeFi power couple, Chrissy and Wheeler, to discuss the upcoming launch of their latest project, Nillie. You might recognize them as the couple who are pioneering the world of NIL compliance in Savannah. Which is exactly what they are doing with their new platform Nillie.…
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