IT-oLogy Summit on Information Technology: Regional Impact and Issues in Rock Hill, SC
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2. Urban redevelopment project
- 1 square mile in the center of Rock Hill
- 90+ acres & 750,000+ sq. ft. for redevelopment
Largest concentration of employment in York County (~5,500 jobs)
Employment focused: attraction, expansion and creation of businesses and talent
Knowledge economy focused: IT, communications, design, financial, science,
customer service, etc.
7. LOCAL TECHNOLOGY CULTURE
TAKING ROOT IN ROCK HILL
Ø Social Design House
Ø Revenflo
Ø Insignia Group LLC
Ø Span Enterprises
Ø The Hive (educational IT incubator)
Ø New World Media
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10. MISSION STATEMENT
It is the mission of the Technology Incubator @ Knowledge Park to assist
entrepreneurs with the startup and launching of high-growth technology
companies that create knowledge economy jobs in the community.
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12. ROLE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN START-UP
COMPANIES – OUR EXPERIENCE
TI Center experience is a likely microcosm of the local market
½ of our tech start-ups are either web-based or software
development firms
13. IT ASPECTS OF OUR TECH START-UPS
Some of our entrepreneurs:
§ Are high level IT professionals themselves
§ Need sophisticated IT support (ex., cloud data base management)
§ Have hired IT professionals while in incubation
§ Are in eventual need of an IT manager, director or CIO/CTO
14. BUILDING AN ENTREPRENEURIAL TECH CULTURE
THROUGH EVENTS
Educational Seminars
Entrepreneur Meet-Ups
Hackathon
15. PLANTING AN INNOVATION SEED: HACKATHON
24-hour programming event
10 individuals participated
A new mobile app was created, and a second one nearly
completed
16. LOOKING TO THE FUTURE
Technology focus will assist in attracting new
entrepreneurs and tech companies
Community interest in developing IT talent is
growing
Creating an innovation and talent pipeline
required for growing new jobs
