New Ideas for a New Carolina

Dream Team

New Ideas SC proudly offers our Grand Prize Winner access to a Dream Team of Advisors for one year. They can bring expert advice on topics such as licensing, trademarks, patents, code enforcement, marketing, advertising, finances, organizational development and more. While they are there to give advice, they are not required or expected to produce ‘work product’. If our Grand Prize Winner chooses to hire one of their advisors, that is a negotiation that will occur between the two parties.

In order to make these advisors available to our Grand Prize Winner, we tap the resources of our sponsors and supporters, located throughout the state. We appreciate all of their efforts on our behalf and without their commitment, the New Ideas SC contest would not have reached into every corner of the state.

Coalition of Supporters and Resource Partners:

• Abbeville County Development Board
• African American Business Roundtable
• AgFirst Farm Credit Bank
• Aiken Electric Cooperative, Inc.
• Aiken Technical College
• Allendale County Chamber of Commerce
• Alliance Pickens
• American Business Development Group-International
• American Council of Engineering Companies
• Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce
• Anderson Brothers Bank
• Anderson County Development Partnership
• Anderson County Economic Development Office
• Appalachian Council of Governments
• Appalachian Development Corporation
• AT&T
• Aynor Chamber of Commerce
• Bamberg County
• Bamberg County Chamber of Commerce
• Barnwell County Chamber of Commerce
• Barnwell County Economic Development Commission
• BB&T
• Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce
• Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce
• Benedict College
• Benedict College Business Development Center
• Bennettsville Chamber of Commerce
• Berkeley Chamber of Commerce
• Berkeley Charleston Dorchester Council of Government
• Berkeley County Economic Development
• Berkeley Electric Cooperative
• Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative, Inc.
• Business Carolina, Inc.
• Business Development Corporation
• Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce
• Calhoun County Development Commission
• Carolina First Bank
• Carolina Power
• Catawba Regional Council of Governments
• Central Carolina Economic Development Alliance
• Central Carolina Technical College
• Central Midlands Council of Governments
• Central SC Alliance
• Charleston Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
• Charleston County
• Charleston Digital Corridor
• Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce
• Charleston Regional Development
• Charleston Regional Development Alliance
• Charleston Young Professionals
• Charlotte Regional Partnership
• Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce
• Cherokee County Development Board
• Chester County Chamber of Commerce
• Chester County Economic Development
• Chester County Natural Gas Authority
• Chesterfield County Economic Development Board
• City of Aiken
• City of Beaufort
• City of Bennettsville
• City of Clinton
• City of Columbia
• City of Columbia Office of Economic Development
• City of Goose Creek
• City of Greenville
• City of Hardeeville
• City of North Augusta
• City of North Charleston
• City of Spartanburg
• City of Sumter
• City of Union
• Clarendon County Chamber of Commerce
• Clarendon County Development Board
• Clemson Area Chamber of Commerce
• Clemson Institute for Economic and Community Development
• Clemson University
• Clemson University ICAR
• Clemson University Innovation Center
• Clemson University Experiment Station
• Clemson University Small Business Development Center
• Coldwell Banker Commercial Atlantic
• College of Charleston
• College of Charleston, Tate Center for Entrepreneurship
• Colleton County Economic Alliance, Inc.
• Colleton Improvement Collaborative
• Columbia College Alliance for Women
• Columbia Development Corporation
• Community South Bank
• Conway Area Chamber of Commerce
• County of Charleston
• County of Lexington
• County of McCormick
• County of Orangeburg
• County of Union
• Darlington County Development Board
• Darlington County Economic Development Partnership
• Denmark Technical College
• DHEC-EQC Administration
• Dillon County Chamber of Commerce
• Dillon County Development Board
• Dorchester County Economic Development
• Duke Energy Corporation
• Economic Development Partnership
• Edgefield County Chamber of Commerce
• Edisto Chamber of Commerce
• EngenuitySC
• Fairfield County
• Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce
• Fairfield County Economic Development Department
• Fairfield Electric Cooperative
• FastTrac®
• First Citizens Bank
• First Community Bank
• First South Bank
• Florence County Economic Development Partnership
• Florence-Darlington Technical College
• Fort Hill Natural Gas Authority
• Fort Mill Chamber of Commerce
• Fountain Inn Chamber of Commerce
• Furman University
• Georgetown County Chamber of Commerce
• Georgetown County Economic Development
• Greater Abbeville Chamber of Commerce
• Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce
• Greater Batesburg-Leesville Chamber of Commerce
• Greater Chapin Chamber of Commerce
• Greater Cheraw Chamber of Commerce
• Greater Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce
• Greater Clover Chamber of Commerce
• Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce
• Greater Darlington Chamber of Commerce
• Greater Easley Chamber of Commerce
• Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce
• Greater Greenville Chamber of Commerce
• Greater Greenwood County Economic Alliance
• Greater Greer Chamber of Commerce
• Greater Hartsville Chamber of Commerce
• Greater Irmo Chamber of Commerce
• Greater Lake City Chamber of Commerce
• Greater Lexington Chamber of Commerce
• Greater Liberty Chamber of Commerce
• Greater Mauldin Chamber of Commerce
• Greater Mullins Chamber Of Commerce
• Greater North Augusta Chamber of Commerce
• Greater Pickens Chamber of Commerce
• Greater Seneca Chamber of Commerce
• Greater Summerville/Dorchester Chamber of Commerce
• Greater York County Regional Chamber of Commerce
• Greenville Area Development Corporation
• Greenville Technical College
• Greenville Technical College, Buck Mickel Center
• Greenwood Area Chamber of Commerce
• Greenwood Partnership Alliance
• Greer Development Corporation
• Hampton County Chamber of Commerce
• Hampton County Economic Development Commission
• Hardeeville Chamber of Commerce
• Hilton Head Island/Bluffton Chamber of Commerce
• Horry-Georgetown Technical College
• Jasper County
• Jasper County Chamber of Commerce
• Kauffman Foundation
• Kershaw County Chamber of Commerce
• Kershaw County Economic Development Office
• Lake Wylie Chamber of Commerce
• Lancaster & Chester Railway Company
• Lancaster County Chamber of Commerce
• Lancaster County Economic Development Corporation
• Laurens County
• Laurens County Chamber of Commerce
• Laurens County Development Corporation
• Laurens Electric Cooperative, Inc.
• Leadership South Carolina
• Lee County Chamber of Commerce
• Lee County Economic Development Alliance
• Little River Chamber of Commerce
• Loris Chamber of Commerce
• Lowcountry Council of Governments
• Lowcountry Economic Network
• Lowcountry Manufacturers Council
• Lower Savannah Council of Governments
• Lynches River Electric Cooperative
• Marion Chamber of Commerce
• Marion County Economic Development Commission
• Marlboro County Economic Development Partnership
• Marlboro Electric Cooperative, Inc.
• McCormick County Chamber of Commerce
• Medical University of South Carolina
• Mid-Carolina Electric Cooperative, Inc.
• Midland Valley Area Chamber of Commerce
• Midlands Technical College
• Municipal Association of SC
• Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce
• Myrtle Beach Regional Economic Development Corporation
• Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP
• Newberry County Chamber of Commerce
• Newberry County Economic and Planning
• Ninety Six Chamber of Commerce
• North Eastern Strategic Alliance
• North Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce
• Northeastern Technical College
• Oconee County Economic Development Commission
• Orangeburg County Chamber of Commerce
• Orangeburg County Development Commission
• Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College
• Pageland Chamber of Commerce
• Palmetto Economic Development Corporation
• Palmetto Electric Cooperative, Inc.
• Pee Dee Electric Cooperative, Inc.
• Pee Dee Regional Council of Governments
• Piedmont Natural Gas Company
• Piedmont Technical College
• readySCâ„¢-
• Richland County
• Rock Hill Economic Development
• Rural Crossroads Institute
• Saluda County Chamber of Commerce
• Saluda County Economic Development Board
• Saluda County Planning & Economic Development
• Sandhill Research & Education Center
• Santee Electric Cooperative, Inc.
• Santee-Lynches Council of Governments
• SC Association of Technical College Commissioners
• SC Bankers Association
• SC BIO-
• SC BIZ-
• SC Budget and Control Board
• SC Business Initiative (formerly SCWBC)
• SC Commission for Minority Affairs
• SC Commission on Higher Education
• SC Coordinating Council of Economic Development
• SC Council of Economic Development
• SC Council on Competitiveness
• SC Council on Economic Education
• SC Department of Agriculture
• SC Department of Alcohol
• SC Department of Commerce
• SC Department of Consumer Affairs
• SC Department of Education
• SC Department of Health and Human Services
• SC Department of Insurance
• SC Department of Juvenile Justice
• SC Department of Motor Vehicles
• SC Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism
• SC Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services
• SC Department of Public Safety
• SC Department of Revenue
• SC Department of Social Services
• SC Department of Transportation
• SC Film Commission
• SC Forestry Commission
• SC Governor's Office of Small & Minority Business Assistance
• SC Governor's School for Science and Mathematics
• SC House of Representatives
• SC Jobs-Economic Development Authority
• SC Manufacturers Alliance
• SC Manufacturing Extension Partnership
• SC Minority Business Enterprise Center
• SC Power Team
• SC Public Railways
• SC Regional Development Alliance
• SC Regulatory Review Committee
• SC Research Authority
• SC Senate
• SC State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education,
• SC State Library
• SC State Ports Authority
• SC Technical College System
• SC Technology Alliance
• SC Workers' Compensation Commission
• SCANA Corporation
• SCEDA-
• SCETV-
• Service Core of Retired Executives
• Simpsonville Area Chamber of Commerce
• Small Business Administration, Columbia District Office
• South Carolina Alliance
• Southern Carolina Alliance
• Southern Strategy Group
• Southern Wesleyan University
• Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce
• Spartanburg Community College
• SPAWAR-
• Sumter Chamber of Commerce
• Sumter County Development Board
• Swamp Fox
• Technical College of the Lowcountry
• The Export Consortium
• Town of Bluffton
• Town of Cheraw
• Town of Kershaw Chamber of Commerce
• Town of Mount Pleasant
• Town of Port Royal Chamber of Commerce
• Tri-County Electric Cooperative
• Tri-County Regional Chamber of Commerce
• Tri-County Technical College
• Trident Construction Company
• Trident Technical College
• Trident Workforce Investment Board
• Union County Chamber of Commerce
• Union County Development Board
• United States Chamber of Commerce
• United States Export Assistance Center
• United States Small Business Administration
• University of South Carolina
• Upper Savannah Council of Governments
• Upstate South Carolina Alliance
• Upstate Workforce Investment Board
• USC College of Engineering
• USC Faber Center of Entrepreneurship
• USC Office of the President
• USC Small Business Development Center
• USC Salkehatchie Leadership Center
• USDA Rural Development
• Waccamaw Regional Council of Governments
• Wachovia Bank
• Walhalla Chamber of Commerce
• Walterboro-Colleton Chamber of Commerce
• West Metro Chamber of Commerce
• Westminster Chamber of Commerce
• Williamsburg County Development Board
• Williamsburg Home Town Chamber of Commerce
• Williamsburg Technical College
• York Chamber of Commerce
• York County Economic Development Board
• York County Natural Gas Authority
• York Electric Cooperative
• York Technical College