Management

While popular in many parts of the country, baby-centered businesses have remained rare here – a trend that could quickly change as a new crop of Upstate entrepreneurs takes to the forefront to push the business of babies past healthcare and retail.

Creating an organizational culture that embraces new ideas and nurtures innovation, which ultimately delivers a commercialized product or service that serves a need indisputably, adds value to your firm. If your company happens to innovate in South Carolina, you could also earn a 2014 InnoVision Award for your efforts.

The American Advertising Federation of Greenville (AAF Greenville) was recently honored at the AAF National Conference as the 2014 National Club of the Year for Division IV.

The Greenville Area Development Corporation has announced that business leaders David Kelley and Debbie Nelson have been appointed by Greenville County Council to inaugural three-year terms on the GADC board.

The Carolina Country Club in Spartanburgrecently announced that it is now under new ownership and will be managed by Davis Love Golf Management (DLGM).

The Securities and Exchange Commission is currently considering regulatory changes that could eliminate more than 60 percent of eligible angel investors – a move that would be disastrous for startups, and for our economy.

The Greenville Health System (GHS) has moved away from telephonic coaching and is now focusing on Care Management and Disease Management for its employees. The Care Management team works collaboratively with providers and high-risk participants to develop individualized care plans, to decrease the gaps in care and therefore, lower the health risks of those individuals.

Entercom Communications Corp. began broadcasting ESPN Upstate on 105.9 FM in Greenville and 97.1 FM in Spartanburg. The two FM signals join ESPN’s 950 AM and 1330 AM signals; WFBC-HD3 on HD radio; and espnupstate.com online streaming services.

Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen says the creation of new businesses that grow entirely new markets is the only source of long-term growth and wealth creation.

Committed to uniting the Upstate, Ten at the Top (TATT) works with individual communities and business sectors to create an open dialogue so that a collaboration of efforts can be reached.