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Congratulations to the Fall 2024 graduating class of the Community Business Academy!  We believe in the power of entrepreneurship to transform lives and build thriving, sustainable communities. [...]

  We recently rotated in the third round of Community Business Academy graduates at our Retail Residency Program hosted at The Station Park Circle. From November through December you’ll find [...]

Lowcountry Local First hosted its third annual “Ready, Set, Pitch!” competition on September 21, 2024 to award a $10,000 cash prize to a local entrepreneur. Graduates of the organization’s [...]

We are thrilled to announce the finalists for the 2024 Ready, Set, Pitch! competition! After an impressive round of submissions, these innovative entrepreneurs have risen to the top, showcasing [...]

Congratulations to Naturally Geechee (Tremaine Abenaa Moore, Spring ’24) on being one of ten selected businesses for the 2024 Cohort Vendor Showcase program at the International African [...]

Spring 2022 Community Business Academy Graduate, Ebeny Bland Owner of Escape Haven & Co., was interviewed on The ZD Experience Show on Ohm Radio to chat about Ebeny’s journey from overcoming [...]

2024 James Beard Media Award winner KJ Kearney and 2022 Community Business Academy Graduate, will launch his event series titled Bite the Power on Monday, July 29, in Charleston. Billed as “the [...]

We recently rotated in the third round of Community Business Academy graduates at our Retail Residency Program hosted at The Station Park Circle. From July through September 2024 you’ll [...]

En medio del vibrante tapiz de apoyo comunitario y espíritu emprendedor, la Academia Empresarial de Lowcountry Local First (“La Academia”) celebró otro logro notable el 13 de junio. [...]