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NEXT Up
Updates from NEXT and the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
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NEXT Builds Talent Pipeline
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The CEO's in NEXT have made it very clear over the last several months what the most urgent need is within the NEXT ecosystem - world-class talent. In response, NEXT is moving on several strategic fronts to ensure our companies have the human capital needed to compete globally. Here are some current examples of the progress being made:
NEXT Job Board
Created by a task force of NEXT CEO's, the new NEXT Job Board lists full-time and internship openings with high growth companies across the region. The Job Board is being promoted at area colleges and to the community at large as the primary means to find employment positions with NEXT companies. NEXT companies click here for job posting instructions.
University Connections
NEXT has convened groups of software CEO's in 2013 to visit with leadership from Clemson University, Furman University, and Wofford College to date with a heavy emphasis on computer science and the need for software development talent in the Greenville/Upstate area. In April, NEXT took 12 software company CEO's for a half-day meeting with the faculty and students at Clemson's School of Computing and are planning additional marketing events in 2013 to showcase NEXT companies and job/internship openings to their students (photo above).
NEXT High School
A new free, public high school unlike any other in the southeastern United States is being launched in Greenville and has its origins in NEXT. The NEXT High School will leverage technology and project-based learning and a strong connectivity with the local business community to deliver on its mission to "prepare young people for life after school."
More Talent Assistance
NEXT is also teaming up on VIP talent recruiting projects. Stay tuned for additional info.
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VIP Visits: U.S. Senator Scott & U.S. Congressman Gowdy
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NEXT representatives hosted informational visits with U.S. Senator Tim Scott on March 27, and U.S. Congressman Trey Gowdy on March 28.
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SCIO Diamond Featured on Fox Business News Show "Built in America"
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"This is a very exciting time for Scio", said Scio CEO Michael McMahon. "To be selected as a featured article on the premier showing of Built in America is a great opportunity for Scio Diamond to show Fox's 68 million-viewer audience our one-of-a-kind technology."
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Gnoso's Peter Waldschmidt Named Greenville's 2013 Ambassador for Economic Development
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The South Carolina Department of Commerce kicked off Industry Appreciation Week with a ceremony recognizing statewide "Ambassadors for Economic Development." Waldschmidt, who was nominated for this honor by the GADC, is the Advisory Chair for
NEXT and founder and CEO of Gnoso Inc., a company
that researches and commercializes software
products. Left: Governor Haley presented the honor to Waldschmidt. Learn more here.
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