CAP Carolina: Unlocking Funding & Capital Resources for tech firms in South Carolina

SC TECH presents a three-part webinar series as part of CAP Carolina-2024. The webinar series provides a comprehensive overview of various financing options for tech startups and small businesses at different stages of growth in South Carolina. Topics include early-stage private financing options, state and federal funds, venture capital resources, loan information, small business resources, and many more opportunities. Each webinar will feature a diverse range of speakers representing all different parts of deal flow.

Part I: July 10th @ 9:30–11 AM

Part II: July 23rd @ 1–2:30 PM

Part III: August 15th @ 1–2:30 PM

Summer CODEcamp offers an insightful journey into the capabilities, applications, and underlying principles of coding basics. Using Scratch and MakeCode (Block Coding), 7th–8th graders will learn how to code a Micro:Bit, a physical computing device that involves interacting with the physical world in addition to a screen.

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Unleash your kid's coding superpowers! At CODEcamp, a program designed for rising 6th - 8th graders, your future coder will develop new and existing coding skills.

Scheduled every First Friday from 5:30 - 7:30 PM, each session is filled with interactive activities, games, and hands-on projects tailored for middle schoolers. Students will learn programming essentials through Scratch, a fun and creative online platform used to make interactive stories, games, and animations by snapping together colorful blocks of code. Jasmine Vargas, the BDC's new STEAM program coordinator, serves as the instructor for this program.

This 12-week entrepreneurship program for 7th–8th graders offers an engaging way to learn how to start a business, navigate marketing and pitching, and acquire coding basics to create an HTML website and showcase their ideas to the world.

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For our August get-together, join our Women in Tech group at Madison's in Port Roal. We're meeting up to discuss life, business, and tech over delicious, local food. If you're looking for a support community of tech-minded ladies in Beaufort, come hang out with us! We'll see you there.

Looking to spark your creativity and connect with a community of go-getters in Beaufort, SC? Welcome to Coffee Convos, where captivating discussions with tech professionals will leave you inspired! Coffee Convos presents the perfect opportunity to expand your network, discuss issues relevant to the tech industry, and acquire valuable information to steer your startup toward success. Modeled after Lean Coffee gatherings, we encourage everyone to bring a topic for us to discuss over Urban Brew's delicious coffee and eats. Save your spot for August 13th and join the conversation monthly on the second Tuesday.

Life is like a box of chocolates, and we're thrilled to sweeten yours with the announcement that registration for the 2024 Run Forrest Run 5K is now open!

Get ready to lace up those sneakers because just like Forrest, we're going the distance–-and we want you with us! This year, we've got some extra fun planned:

• Fastest Forrest Award - Goes to the adult runner with the fastest time dressed as Forrest Gump. Run like the wind!
• Fastest Jr. Forrest Award - Goes to the fastest kid dressed as young Forrest Gump. Just keep running, kiddo!

But wait, there's more! We're ecstatic to bring back the Beaufort Triple Crown 5K Race Series! That's right, folks, you get three chances to run like you've got a date with destiny, all while supporting fantastic local nonprofits. Here's the lineup:

• Run Forrest Run 5K - October 5, 2024
• Swing Bridge 5K Run - November 2, 2024
• Turkey Trot 5K - November 28, 2024

You can run one race or run them all because "I just felt like running!"

Last year, your participation made the Run Forrest Run 5K a real feather in our cap. Let's make this year even more legendary. Come join us for another epic journey and, as Forrest said, "That's all I have to say about that."

Register today to secure earlybird pricing. See you at the starting line!