AT&T is recognized as the leading worldwide provider of IP-based business communications services and the nation's leading provider of wireless, high speed Internet access and voice services.

AT&T is currently expanding its video entertainment offerings. With the merger of AT&T and BellSouth, AT&T is committed to BellSouth's historic levels of charitable contributions, support of economic development and community activities. We pledge to make the communities where we live and work, including Charleston, as strong and vibrant as they can be.

ATK Clinical Consulting offers complete clinical drug development services and consultation including: clinical protocol development, clinical operations, project management of clinical trials, data management, input, completion of sections and compilations for regulatory filings and summary documents (IND, NDA, ISS/ISE, etc), medical writing.

Translational medicine services and consultation including: start-up and grant writing assistance, identification/development of critical-path pre-clinical plans, indications and target product profiles, identification of follow-on funding, design, development and implementation of 1st in Man and POC studies. ATK is led by Dr. Andrea True Kelly who holds a PhD is Pharmacology from the University of Illinois College of Medicine.

B2B CFO® is the nation’s largest CFO firm serving entrepreneurial, growth and mid-market companies with revenues under $75 million. The firm’s partners have an average of 25 years of experience and each individual partner is a senior level executive with a broad range of expertise. I am the local partner of this national firm.

OVERVIEW:
Banyan Mezzanine Fund, L.P. was founded in 2002 to provide mezzanine capital to smaller middle-market companies headquartered primarily in the Southeast. Mezzanine capital is used to supplement a company's debt capacity beyond banks' credit limitations and is a substantially cheaper and less dilutive alternative to equity financing.

FUND SIZE:
Financing of $1 million to $5 million to companies which meet the investment criteria, generally structured in the form of subordinated debt with attached warrants (for the future purchase of common equity). Banyan can also arrange larger financings through its partners or affiliations with other firms. Such financings are typically used for growth expansion, acquisitions, recapitalizations and management buyouts.

TYPE:
Mezzanine capital

Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms, LLC, is a full-service firm of seasoned attorneys supported by an experienced staff of paralegals, medical and science professionals, engineers, chemists, law clerks, research assistants, accounting and administrative personnel. Barnwell Whaley has helped businesses conduct business in Charleston since 1938.

OVERVIEW:
The BCD Council of Governments' Revolving Loan Fund's primary goal is job creation and protection. It is a federally initiated, state-backed program designed to assist businesses whose projects should improve the tri-county economy. Eligible uses for loans include the purchase of equipment and land and the improvement of real estate and building facilities. BCD Council of The BCD Council of Governments' Revolving Loan Fund's primary goal is job creation and protection. It is a federally initiated, state-backed program designed to assist businesses whose projects should improve the tri-county economy. Eligible uses for loans include the purchase of equipment and land and the improvement of real estate and building facilities. BCD Council of Governments also offers financing for working capital.

INVESTMENT SIZE:
The Revolving Loan Fund specializes in gap financing for an average of 3-5 years. The overall job creation to loan ratio must be one job per $10,000 in funds borrowed.

TYPE:
Revolving Loan Fund

OVERVIEW:
CHAP invests in early stage, growth-oriented companies in the Southeast US that have the potential to become $50 Million companies in 5 years, with a plan to get there.

CHAP seeks companies with sound management teams and solid business plans. The group tends to favor businesses with innovative technology or other proprietary IP and an independent board of advisors with relevant industry knowledge.

INVESTMENT SIZE:
CHAP investments range in size from $100 – 400k. Regional syndication with other angel groups can increase the investment amount to approx $1M.

TYPE:
Private Equity

OVERVIEW:
Microloan: The Microloan may be used for almost any business start-up or expansion purpose within Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester counties except to refinance existing debt, acquire real estate or improve applicant-owned real estate.

Small Business Incentive Loan Program: Provides loans to disadvantaged businesses for start-up or expansion within Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester counties. Loan proceeds may be used for almost any business-related purpose, including the improvement of real estate.

Revolving Loan Fund (LDC RLF): Provides loans to businesses within the City of Charleston for fixed assets and working capital. The project must create and/or save an average of one job for each $20,000 loaned. The project must also leverage private investment of at least $2.00 for every $1.00 of LDC RLF investment.

INVESTMENT SIZE:
Microloan: up to $35,000 For up to six years at a fixed interest rate of two percent over prime

Small Business Incentive Loan: up to $50,000 for up to ten years at a fixed rate interest rate tied to prime

LDC RLF Loan: up to $100,000 for up to ten years at a fixed rate of interest tied to prime

Note: A business applying for any of the above loans must be unable to obtain the financing elsewhere

TYPE:
All funds are non-bank loans

Hi. We’re Charleston Your Home (CYH), a boutique real estate agency specializing in the Charleston, SC real estate market. We escaped the big agency way of doing things and created our own path. It’s allowed us to be more nimble, more consumer-centric, more efficient, and more effective. Some say going broker-owner is risky business but at CYH it’s been an exciting and rewarding time. We were at a point where we needed the autonomy and the flexibility to turn on a dime, the ability to adopt new technologies, tools and approaches quickly, without corporate consensus.

Our motivation and imagination, our vision and our focus are all factors that contribute to our success. Singled out by industry experts for our exceptional Internet marketing capabilities, CYH was awarded the grand prize for “Best Agent Website” in 2007. Our connections throughout the real estate industry are strong, and we enjoy relationships that link us to some of the biggest names in real estate, from brokers to lenders, and technology providers.

It can't be denied that this business of real estate has changed dramatically in the past decade, and we believe there is no going back. It's how we move forward that will shape our industry and ready us for the future. Whether you’re here looking for a home or a better boss, we’re proud of where we’ve been and excited about where we’re headed.

We’ve had the pleasure of helping our clients achieve, and more importantly, exceed their goals. So come check out what makes us tick, peruse our website, and get a feel for what makes Charleston so special. If you like what you see, give us a holler. We’ll get together, eat some beignets, and talk!

Comcast Business Class delivers lightning-fast speed with features that can help take your business to the next level, along with reliability and customer service that lets you forget about your Internet service and get down to business. No wonder Comcast Business was ranked number one in small business broadband customer satisfaction.

Digital, CPE works to help owners and managers to run their business, but it is still your business. Digital CPE's training division offers seminars for your trade and professional association, business groups, and individual companies.

Topics include:

The Numbers School: Finance and accounting for non-financial managers. *Business plans

The Start up Business School
*Marketing plans

As the largest CPA firm based in the Southeast, Dixon Hughes combines deep industry experience, comprehensive accounting and advisory services and a strong commitment to personal service. We have over 1200 people located throughout the region and local members who direct these resources to your best advantage.

Dockview creates high-impact HD video to market your company or organization.

Whether it's video for your website, corporate presentations, or marketing DVDs for clients and trade shows, Dockview will work with you to script and produce content that is tailored to your business.

To learn more, or to receive a sample of recent video projects on DVD, please contact Dockview today.

Established in 1966, ECPI is an on-campus and online private college committed to a student-centered collegiate education. ECPI offers instruction in the fields of Computer Technology, Electronics, Health Sciences, Business and Criminal Justice.

ECPI is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, to award Bachelor of Science, Associates of Science and Associate of Applied Science degrees.

Graduates are able to earn a degree at a more flexible, rapid pace than at most traditional colleges. Students are provided with an industry-driven curriculum, smaller class sizes, free tutoring, hands-on learning and instructors with industry experience. Career preparation is bolstered through soft skill development and externship.

Employers who work with ECPI graduates enjoy successful and dedicated professionals, ready to contribute to their organization. The Career Services Department provides employers with access to graduate resume's, on-campus recruiting, career fairs, online job postings, student externs and Advisory Board participation opportunities.

At eGroup, we deliver technology solutions for serious competitors.

Our solutions combine robust high-availability and performance with secure information access. Our solutions enable your employees and trusted partners to efficiently execute their revenue-driving roles. Our solutions achieve the goal of cutting your organization's acquisition and on-going support costs.

We understand that as a serious competitor you are an investment-oriented professional focused on making sound business decisions that provide significant returns. eGroup provides the thought leadership and expertise so that your technology investments continue to strengthen your competitive advantage.

After all, your success hinges on making critical business decisions that must be supported by your IT systems. By architecting high performance networking and computing platforms, and delivering the industry-proven systems engineering and application development expertise, eGroup gives you the confidence to make the right ones.

To keep up with eGroup, please visit our blog.

OVERVIEW:

Frontier Capital is a private equity firm that provides expansion capital to established, high-growth business service companies. These companies range from traditional to tech-enabled and deliver a differentiated service to their customers.

Frontier seeks companies that have a proven solution in the marketplace and need capital to accelerate growth, make acquisitions, or generate shareholder liquidity. The firm is based in Charlotte, NC and invests throughout the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.

INVESTMENT SIZE:
Frontier makes $5 - $10 million equity investments for growth and partial liquidity.

Investment prospects typically have $5 -$30 million in revenue, strong growth, high gross margins and exceptional management.

TYPE:
Private Equity

Knight Press provides high quality printing for large and small businesses. Our focus is to improve your company's image and reinforce your corporate branding through printed pieces. We assist you in planning and executing so that the materials will differentiate your company from your competition while keeping value and the end use in mind.

Knowledge Capital Group, LLC (KCG) is a performance optimization and process improvement firm. We serve as advisors to both non-profit organizations and for-profit enterprises. Through the clarification of key business needs and opportunities, KCG quickly implements strategic, operational, and organizational change to enable clients to become more efficient, effective and profitable. We work at all organizational levels – whether on a Board-driven initiative to develop a strategic plan, a divisional effort to improve sales performance or operating margins, a departmental project to improve employee performance and retention, or at the individual level providing an executive with mentoring and coaching. Our collaborative style is direct and results oriented. We understand how to balance the urgency that comes with initiating change, with the need to have the changes adopted, not just implemented. Whether organizations need to improve corporate performance or build programs for sustainable philanthropy, KCG ensures results.

Created in 2001 through a partnership of the College of Charleston, The Citadel and the Medical University of South Carolina, the Lowcountry Graduate Center (LGC) was developed to expand the opportunities for graduate education in the Lowcountry. The LGC is working to add graduate programs that will have the greatest impact on the economic development of the region. The LGC is located in North Charleston, on the road to the airport, and shares facilities with the College of Charleston North Campus.

Moody CPAs & Advisors LLC is an accounting  firm dedicated to solving client problems and helping them succeed. Moody CPAs does this by listening to the client’s unique concerns and together devising the proper approach to address issues that may keep you up at night. That’s what we expect from other professionals and we hope that’s what you want from us.

Moore Data provides Process Development/Analysis, Data Mining (Deep Data Sets), JMP Statistical Research Analysis/Development, and REMI/IMPLAN Economic Impact Analysis for Government, Industry, and Environmental Organizations.

OVERVIEW:
Nexus Medical Partners, with offices in Boston, Charleston, and Munich, is a private equity firm focused on investments in medical technology, life science and other selected investment areas such as advanced materials where the partners have experience. Nexus invests throughout Europe and North America.

Nexus is managed by a seasoned team of investment professionals (averaging 20 years of investment and relevant operating experience). Nexus seeks well-managed companies addressing attractive markets, ranging from start-ups to early revenue companies.

INVESTMENT SIZE:
Nexus has a fund dedicated to SC from which it invests $1-3 million per portfolio company. Nexus has other affiliated funds that are capable of coinvesting additional capital as appropriate.

TYPE:
Private equity

Schuchart Corporation is a full-service general contractor serving commercial clients across a broad range of industries, including information technology facilities, aerospace, light industrial, office, hospitality/retail, financial institutions, medical, schools, and mixed use. Major clients include Boeing, Microsoft and Starbucks. We take a stewardship approach to our projects, owning both the processes and the outcomes to ensure client satisfaction every step of the way. Our people bring a wealth of experience, inventiveness, and enthusiasm to every project, creating a legacy of trust and client satisfaction that we are committed to build upon every day.