April 12, 2005

Charleston Digital Corridor's "Corridor Roundtable" offers a boost to Region's Entrepreneurs

Digital Corridor Release

Charleston, South Carolina - April 12, 2005

The Charleston Digital Corridor has launched the "Corridor Roundtable," an initiative intended to directly aid entrepreneurs in existing knowledge-based businesses by providing guidance and answers to the immediate questions and pressing challenges they face in developing and growing their business.

In their respective seasoned careers, the Digital Corridor's Roundtable Entrepreneurs have overcome obstacles, learned crucial lessons, and developed invaluable networks of people in diverse fields of expertise. Their experience, savvy, and networks should prove enormously helpful to the many knowledge-based entrepreneurs in the Charleston community who are ready to take their businesses to the next level.

"The Corridor Roundtable fits the 'market' by assisting small companies with direction, resources and services. This assistance is designed to get companies from invention stage to a position where they can attract funding to help accelerate growth," said Sean Ryan, one of the Roundtable's resident entrepreneurs, and also a member of the Charleston Angel Partners.

"In keeping with the Charleston Digital Corridor's mission to attract, nurture and grow knowledge-based companies, we are pleased to facilitate the Corridor Roundtable," said Director, Ernest Andrade. "Unlike initiatives that focus solely on business startups, the Corridor Roundtable is a private process for the rapid exchange of direct answers, effective advice and relevant contacts for the hard-working knowledge-based entrepreneurs in our community who need it," he added.

"The "Corridor Roundtable" is yet another value-added program element that complements the comprehensive execution strategy being put forward by the Digital Corridor," said Charleston Digital Corridor Foundation Chairman, Kirk King.

About the Charleston Digital Corridor

The Charleston Digital Corridor is a creative effort by the City of Charleston to attract, nurture and grow knowledge-based businesses. The Corridor team, comprised of relevant participants in the private and public sector, is positioned to serve the business community as a portal to government, infrastructure, real estate, professional resources and education. The team's overriding goal is to offer tangible resources to Corridor companies. To learn more, go to www.charlestondigitalcorridor.com.

Media Contact:

Ernest Andrade, Director
Charleston Digital Corridor
ernest@charlestondigitalcorridor.com
v. 843.881.8611
c. 843.607.1264