Prepares minority-owned businesses for growth and expansion to create a competitive advantage for Upstate, SC by growing and promoting the economic success of disadvantaged organizations through business development services, mentoring, technical assistance and access to large corporations for partnership opportunities.
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Applications for the 2025 cohort are now open through October 31, 2024.
The Midlands Minority Business Accelerator (MMBA) is a program of the Columbia Chamber in partnership with the South Carolina Minority Business Accelerator. The South Carolina Minority Business Accelerator is a statewide initiative formed by the Greenville Chamber, the Charleston Metro Chamber, and the Columbia Chamber.
Funded with a seed grant from Bank of America, MMBA is an initiative designed to advance economic inclusion across the state of South Carolina by helping to reduce the economic disparities experienced by minority-owned businesses. The initiative provides opportunities for economic growth and prosperity for high-potential minority-owned firms. MMBA is a major economic development tool of the Columbia Chamber and is designed to make minority businesses more competitive. Its mission is clear: to accelerate the development of minority-owned businesses to strengthen and expand our region's minority entrepreneurial community.
An interactive digital platform packed with resources women business owners need to set, and achieve, their business goals. Ascent is designed for the "missing middle" - growth-oriented women entrepreneurs who are beyond the start-up phase and already generating revenue yet looking to grow and scale.
A Charleston-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization created to advocate, promote and support Hispanic entrepreneurs and business owners through community education and providing the necessary resources to launch their business ideas.
