Successful ventures start here.
Are you ready to turn your idea or dream into Greenville’s next high-impact venture? This transformational experience is your best opportunity for a successful start.
GVL STARTS IS HERE TO…
- Help you move from idea to action through educational workshops
- Teach you the tools and skills needed to raise startup funding and grow your venture
- Connect you with a community of like-minded entrepreneurial thinkers
- Support you in gaining traction in your business
- Provide you with networking opportunities with local business leaders
- Connect to the local entrepreneurial network and gain access to startup funding
IN THE NEWS
- Recent: GVL Starts Helps Support Local Entrepreneurs
- Upstate Business Journal Participant Feature
- Upstate Business Journal Demo Day Pitch Competition Feature
- Upstate Business Journal
- From Here You Can Change the World campaign
- GVL Today demo day Feature
- GSA Business
- City of Greenville
- Furman University
- Teknovation.biz
WHAT GVL STARTS GRADUATES ARE SAYING:
- “The camaraderie, inclusion, and sincere desire to help one another was astonishing and rare. I’m left with such incredible memories and feelings of accomplishment. Thank you.”
- “As an African American woman, I had limited access to The Who’s Who in my city. GVL Starts provided me with many opportunities to meet and greet these people which truly expanded my network and provided great exposure to my business.”
- “These entrepreneurs are in some of the best hands in the state – and beyond!”
- “The exposure this program is giving all of us – we could not buy in ads or in any media…I am so happy for all of us.”
- “It has been an honor to be part of such an amazing group. I can’t wait to see the impact we will have on Greenville as we each see our dreams become reality.”
LEADERSHIP PARTNERS
