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American Technology Venture Lab Announces Inaugural 2023-2024 Cadre at the George Dean Johnson, Jr. College of Business and Economics

Spartanburg, SC — October 3, 2023 - American Technology Venture Lab Inc. (ATVL) proudly announces its inaugural 2023-2024 cadre to be hosted at The George Dean Johnson, Jr. College of Business and Economics in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Dennis Hayes, best known as the developer of the Hayes Smartmodem and Hayes Microcomputer Products, a company that led the PC industry in connecting to the early Internet, and now the Chairman and Founder of ATVL expressed his enthusiasm. “We are pleased that Jeffrey Stinson, the new Dean at The George has been working with us to prepare a Memorandum of Understanding for using their classroom facilities.

 

In addition to the facility use at The George, several professors in the business school and a number of student interns are being assembled to help coordinate and manage the activities for ATVL’s four one-day sessions that will be held eight weeks apart at The George beginning December 1, 2023, with experienced mentors being selected to provide support to the ventures between the sessions.

 

“The Johnson College of Business & Economics is excited to host the inaugural cadre of the American Technology Venture Lab” remarked Dean Stinson. “Partnering with the ATVL to support the entrepreneurial eco-system in the Upstate is a perfect match for our mission to enhance economic development of the region.” Sponsorship and Support ATVL is actively seeking sponsors from corporations, economic development, and philanthropic sources in The Upstate. “Additionally, we are reaching out to successful entrepreneurs, subject matter experts, angels and venture capitalists, and corporate executives with a keen interest in technology ventures in the region to volunteer as mentors,” added Hayes. He further noted, “We are very pleased with the initial reaction we have received from early-stage ventures throughout the region. This is the only mentoring activity of its nature in upstate South Carolina.”

 

About ATVL The American Technology Venture Lab (ATVL) is a non-profit organization that delivers a next-generation, objectives-based mentoring and educational program for scalable, early stage, science and technology-based ventures.

 

“Our goal,” Hayes further commented, “is to harness technologies such as information, life sciences, transportation, and materials to drive regional development, focusing on pivotal sectors like commerce, advanced manufacturing, automation, robotics, logistics, supply chain, and artificial intelligence.” Mentoring and Additional Support Each venture in the program will receive individualized mentoring and support from a network of entrepreneurs, subject matter experts, and corporate executives. “We’re working diligently with founders to explore a wide array of technology applications, from software to biotech, and artificial intelligence to advanced analytical techniques,” Hayes highlighted. Conclusion With the first season cadre underway, ATVL stands as a beacon of technology and entrepreneurial innovation in the Upstate region. Hayes concluded, “We learned a lot from other entrepreneurial development programs and believe we have found several ways to improve the overall process and make it a region-wide complement to other entrepreneurial activities. We appreciate the participation and help of everyone in the region interested in creating more high-paying technology jobs right here in Upstate, South Carolina.”

 

Contact Information

For more information about ATVL and the 2023-2024 cadre program:

ATVL encourages interested ventures to apply using the Venture Application form, interested sponsors may find out about various sponsorship opportunities, and experienced mentor candidates may express their interest in working with us through the Contact Us form on our website, www.americantechnologyventurelab.org.

Contributors can also support ATVL through the GiveSendGo crowdfunding site, https://www.givesendgo.com/AmericanTechnologyVentureLab.  

Please contact media relations at info@americantechnologyventurelab.org. or call us at  (864) 256-0056 to answer questions or schedule interviews.

 

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