Graduates in the News

            Charleston, SC –  Lowcountry Local First (LLF), a nonprofit focused on local economic development hosted its fourth annual “Ready, Set, Pitch!” [...]

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 [...]

Congratulations to LaShaya Norton, graduate of the Spring 2023 Community Business Academy and owner of Wanderland Mobile Grocery for capturing 2nd place and securing $6,000 at the YWCA We 360° [...]

Watch Tanya Hearn, Graduate of the Spring 2022 Community Business Academy and owner of Charcuterie Happy Board on Palmetto Life showcasing her beautiful charcuterie boards and cones, the perfect [...]

Christina Miller, Graduate of the Fall 2021 Community Business Academy and owner of Bert & T’s Desserts, was recently profiled by the Charleston City Paper. Read her interview and learn more [...]

Watch Christina Miller, Graduate of the Fall 2021 Community Business Academy and owner of Bert & T’s Desserts, featured on Live 5 News for winning the top prize of $10,000 in the 2022 Ready, [...]

Andrea Serrano, Graduate of the Fall 2022 Academia Empresarial de la Comunidad and owner of Glossy Jewellery, is profiled in El Informador. Read More

Vivian Chimal, Graduate of the Spring 2021 Academia Empresarial de la Comunidad and owner of La Casa Love, is profiled in El Informador. Read More