Office of Economic Engagement
Connects businesses, industry and entrepreneurs to the many resources of the University of South Carolina to create jobs, accelerate innovation and drive economic prosperity in the state, region and around the world.
The University of South Carolina is famous for fostering entrepreneurship. Our graduates rank nationally in number of startup businesses created.
The University of South Carolina is a National Science Foundation (NSF) Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Site.
A suite of activities and programs that aim to accelerate the commercialization of technology-driven ideas.
The I-Corps program application is open twice each year.
Tailored for non-business majors and hosted in partnership with the Faber Entrepreneurship Center.
Led by Dirk Brown, Director of the Faber Entrepreneurship Center and a clinical assistant professor at the Darla Moore School of Business.
Connects businesses, industry and entrepreneurs to the many resources of the University of South Carolina to create jobs, accelerate innovation and drive economic prosperity in the state, region and around the world.
CETi at USC is focused on finding, educating, connecting and accelerating high potential early stage technology and innovative-driven ventures.
An annual student competition intended to identify and accelerate innovative business concepts.
Teams of students compete for more than $50,000 in seed money, startup support and the chance to turn their ideas into reality.