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<br/><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); line-height: 18px;">Thanks to the technological and manufacturing prowess of Michelin, BMW and GE, which all call the area home, Greenville is home to more engineers per capita than any other community in the US.&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); line-height: 18px;">With a pro-business environment, Greenville offers low taxes and attractive incentives to both existing and new businesses.&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); line-height: 18px;">Over the past decade, the Greenville area&nbsp;has attracted more than $6 billion in new business investments and 43,000 new jobs. This growth has allowed for more businesses to be created per capita than any other region in the southeastern United States.&nbsp;<br/><br/>Organizations like Greenville Area Development Corporation and [http://www.upstatescalliance.com/pages/index/homepage Upstate Alliance] markets the region to companies around the world, with a focus on these clusters: bioscience, advanced materials, automotive, aerospace and energy. For companies that are starting up or seeking to grow, regional sources of capital are available through the [http://www.upstateangels.com/about-us/ Upstate Carolina Angel Network (UCAN)], the Chamber of Commerce's [http://crowd-scsbc.missioncrowdfund.com/en venture crowdfunding initiative] and [http://www.scra.org/sclaunch/scl_index.html SC Launch ]- which focuses on applied research and technology. The&nbsp;[[www.innoventure.com|Innoventure]] conference series and online platform conncets entrepreneurs and innovators with&nbsp;</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 18px;">potential collaborators, sources of funding, mentoring and support.</span><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); line-height: 18px; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">&nbsp;These regional collaborators regularly work with Clemson University's International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR) to attract students, companies and research groups that are focused on developing the future of mobility in the Upstate of South Carolina.&nbsp;</span> <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); line-height: 18px;">[[File:CUICAR.jpg]]</span><br/><br/>Outside of higher education, incubator and accelerator programs like [[Www.theironyard.com|The Iron Yard]] and the&nbsp;[[Www.nextgreenville.com|Next NEXT Innovation Center]] connect entrepreneurs with opportunities to recieve support, training and mentorship in the effort to grow their ventures to scale. [http://www.clemson.edu/cbbs/departments/mba/prospective-students/entrepreneurship/index.html Clemson's MBA Program in Entrepreneurship and Innovation ] is home to a number of programs that engage small business owners, first time entrepreneurs and seasoned executives through training and support programs. In addition, programs&nbsp;like The Iron Yard's [http://theironyard.com/academy/ Code Academy ] and [http://theironyard.com/academy/#kids Coder Dojo ] after school program connect people of all ages with training in coding and web development.<br/><br/>[[File:NEXT.jpg]]<br/>The network of entrepreneurs and innovators in the Upstate connect through co-working spaces like [http://theironyard.com/cowork/ CoWork ] and [http://joinopenworks.com OpenWorks], which make space for freelancers and startups to work alongside designers and experienced business gurus. After hours, Greenville's doers and thinkers gather through groups like PULSE Greenville and [[www.techafterfive.com|Tech After Five]], and regulary attend events like [[www.tedxgreenville.com|TEDxGreenville]], Grok, the [[www.makerssummit.com|Makers Summit ]] and [[Www.indiecraftparade.com|Indie Craft Parade]].&nbsp;</span></span>