NEW ENTREPRENEUR RESOURCE CENTER OPENS IN CHARLESTON

Today, the City of Charleston's Office of Minority Business Enterprisehosted a ribbon-cutting for the new Entrepreneur Resource Center located at the James Lewis Apartment Complex at 91 Hanover Street, Charleston, S.C. 29403.

The Entrepreneur Resource Center (ERC) is a business incubator for aspiring and existing entrepreneurs, including startups and freelancers. It will provide co-working spaces, private and semi-private offices, a conference room, a computer lab, future retail space, business resources and other amenities with a particular focus under-represented, disadvantaged, minority-owned, and women-owned businesses.

Ruth Jordan, Minority & Women-owned Business Enterprise Manager for the City of Charleston, said, "This center will be a catalyst for closing the economic inequality gap for women and minority-owned businesses by providing resources and quality workspace at an affordable rate."

The rates vary from daily drop-ins at $25 to monthly desk and office rentals at $430.

"The ERC represents a significant step forward in our commitment to affordability in Charleston," said Mayor William Cogswell. "This space will provide great opportunities for individuals to start or expand their businesses, making what once seemed unattainable now within reach."