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NEXT Up
December 2013 Updates from NEXT and the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
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When Texas Governor Rick Perry realized he'd have two open hours to fill between speaking engagements in the Upstate, he asked to tour the NEXT Innovation Center and meet with enterpreneurs. He got the full tour, including visits with
Selah Genomics, SCIO Diamond, and The Iron Yard. NEXT leaders convened 20 NEXT CEOs and business leaders for a roundtable discussion. The group talked about economic development strategies employed in Texas including the Texas Emerging Technology Fund that invests in early-stage companies as they commercialize emerging technologies.
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Key Year-End Deadlines for Investors and Startups
As the holiday season quickly approaches, we'd like to remind entrepreneurs and investors of some very important deadlines before the year comes to an end:
If you raised early stage capital in 2013 (or hope to before the year ends):
Be sure to apply for approval as a Qualified Business with the Secretary of State as soon as possible. Once approved, accredited angel investors can claim a 35% income tax credit for their investment in your company. You can download the 2-page application here.
If you are an investor who invested in a South Carolina startup in 2013 (or will before year end): Make sure the company applies to be a Qualified Business with the Secretary of State as soon as possible (see above). Once the business is qualified, you can apply for a 35% state income tax credit for eligible investments. The deadline to apply for a credit is December 31, so complete this credit application form from the Department of Revenue as soon as possible.
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Welcome New NEXT Companies
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The Greenville/Upstate SC community of high-growth companies is expanding quickly! Here are the newest members of the NEXT family:
- Joey Burton, SEE Planning, LLC
- Shante Nixon
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Monthly CEO Forum: January 6, 2014, 12 - 1:30 pm, NEXT Innovation Center "When It Works, Focus Forums are Life Changing" Come listen to Bill Masters, former CEO of Perception Kayaks, as he shares his focus forum knowledge and experience. Bill played an active role on the International Forum Advisory Boards for both Young Presidents' Organization (YPO), and World Presidents' Organization, and at one point was responsible as a forum officer for all YPO forums in North America. NEXT CEO's only. For more info, click here.
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NEXT Companies in the News
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ChartSpan's New Chief Technology Officer
What happens when rock stars meet? They make beautiful music! Put your hands in the air for ChartSpan's new Chief Technology Officer, Terry Horner (applause here.)
 With nearly two decades of experience building and scaling software and Internet technologies, Terry is a coding Sherpa and a data/analytics whiz. "We wanted Terry because of his deep resume of building complex technology solutions, especially around logic based data," said ChartSpan CEO, Jon-Michial Carter. "Terry is superb leader who embraces the culture and work ethic of a start-up." For the full story, click here. |
 Immedion Hires Michael D'Andrea as Facilities Manager
Immedion LLC, South Carolina and Western North Carolina's premiere provider of data center services including Cloud, colocation and managed services, welcomes Michael D'Andrea as Facilities Manager. Immedion operates four enterprise-class data centers in Greenville, Columbia and Charleston, SC and Asheville, NC. Michael will lead the facility operations and maintenance related to systems and infrastructure across all four facilities. To read the complete press release, click here. |
Attention NEXT CEOs: Send your news to Brenda Laakso for inclusion in NEXT Up.
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NEXT Job Board
NEXT CEOs - How can NEXT member companies get their job postings in front of a broad and deep audience of students at all Upstate universities and technical colleges? So far, 13 NEXT CEOs have figured it out. Posting jobs to the NEXT Job Board also helps demonstrate the economic impact of NEXT companies to the local and regional economy. View Job Board and simple posting instructions here.
NEXT Concierge
NEXT CEOs: Did you know that NEXT provides concierge support to help you connect quickly to resources - talent, capital, public advocacy, facilities, community connections? When Servosity needed support in organizing a press conference, NEXT stepped in to provide support with event management, and to 'get the word out' to media, educational institutions, key community and business leaders. What are you waiting for? Give us a call!
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December 18 Tech After Five, Carolina Ale House
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What's NEXT?
NEXT is the economic development program of the Greenville Chamber dedicated exclusively to growing the region's economy by attracting and supporting globally-impactful, early-stage companies. NEXT provides direct support to high-growth company CEO's and leads the area's development of a world-class entrepreneurial ecosystem including increasing the availability of capital, targeted facilities, and human capital. The portfolio of companies supported by NEXT are in a variety of industry sectors including software/IT, life sciences, advanced materials, and consumer electronics and are located in both urban and rural communities across Upstate South Carolina. Learn more at
www.nextupstatesc.org.
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