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FastTracSC is a coalition whose members represent the
best of entrepreneurial resources in the state. Our
mission is to promote entrepreneurship and small
business in South Carolina through the FastTrac®
programs. We want to help visionaries like you, turn
your ideas into sustainable growth-oriented businesses
in order to improve the quality of life and work in
South Carolina.
Programs will be offered in the cities of Charleston, Columbia, Greenville, Clemson, Beaufort, Aiken and Rock Hill.
The FastTracSC Coalition is comprised of representatives from:
The State of South Carolina has put the highest priority on raising per capita income, and through the acceleration of FastTrac® training we hope to create a hot bed of new businesses by tapping into the entrepreneurial spirit of South Carolinians. By helping our visionaries turn their ideas into sustainable growth-oriented businesses, we will improve the quality of life and work in this state,” says Bobby Pearce of Nelson Mullins Law Firm and a member of the South Carolina Council on Economic Competitiveness.
What is FastTrac® ?
www.fasttrac.com
FastTrac® is a comprehensive entrepreneurship-educational program that provides entrepreneurs with business insights, leadership skills and professional networking connections so they are prepared to create a new business or expand an existing enterprise. The FastTrac® program includes practical, hands-on business development programs and workshops for existing entrepreneurs, aspiring entrepreneurs, as well as entrepreneurship curriculum for college students.
FastTrac® is designed to help entrepreneurs hone the skills needed to create, manage and/or grow successful businesses. Participants don't just learn about business, they live it! They work on their own business ideas or ventures throughout the program - moving their venture to reality or new levels of growth.
FastTrac® programs are resources for entrepreneurs that have been developed by and with hundreds of successful entrepreneurs who have shared their knowledge, insights, and stories so that others might learn from them. In 1998 FastTrac® won the Small Business Administration's Model of Excellence Award for Entrepreneurial Education. Simply put, FastTrac® is one of America's leading entrepreneurial training programs and remains on the cutting edge by providing programs that are written by entrepreneurs...taught by entrepreneurs...for entrepreneurs.
FastTrac® programs are currently being provided by 270 partner organizations in 49 states. FastTrac® programs are also being offered outside the U.S. in Australia and Russia. More than 95,000 participants have completed FastTrac® classes in the United States since 1993.
How was FastTrac® started?
FastTrac® programs were first launched through the University of Southern California's Entrepreneurship Program in Los Angeles in 1986. In an effort to launch the FastTrac® program nationally and continue accelerating entrepreneurship in America, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation became the major funder and supporter of FastTrac® in 1993.
Today the nine various FastTrac® programs are offered in both urban and rural settings through organizations and colleges/universities that, like FastTrac®, are "helping people pursue their entrepreneurial dreams." FastTrac® is a success because of the strong partnerships with local organizations that have a passion for serving the entrepreneurs in their community.
Some of these organizations include:
- Chambers of Commerce
- Small Business Development Centers
- Economic Development Councils
- Women's Business Centers
- Minority Business Centers
- Universities and Colleges
- Community Colleges
- Individual consultants
- And others
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