Entrepreneurship seems to be on the rise… Our region especially seems to be filled with talented people with brilliant ideas, and that’s why so many entrepreneurial pitch competitions happen all across the state + Upstate.

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Speaking of entrepreneurial pitch competitions, there’s one happening this Saturday at Furman University – the Paladin Pitch Competition. If you want to hear ideas from some students, head to McAlister Auditorium from 9-11 a.m. to watch six student teams from Furman pitch their ideas. The winner takes home $10,000 in funding. Plus? Attendees get a free breakfast.

Interested in this free event? Register at the link here.

Can’t make the event at Furman? Here’s some of the other big entrepreneurial events coming up in the Palmetto state + surrounding areas. 👇

YEX: Grown in the South | Greenville | March 3

Open Source 101 | Columbia | March 3

Sketch Room Hartsville | Hartsville | March 5

Charleston Digital Hub Hackathon | Charleston | March 7

SC Blockchain Conference | Charleston | March 13-14

SCBIO Life Sciences Bootcamp | Columbia | March 17

Venture Connect | Raleigh, N.C. | March 17-19

Pique 2020 | Greenville | March 23

INSPIRE AFWERX Workshop | Clemson | March 26

Carolina Codes Demo Day | Greenville | March 27

NEXT Venture Pitch | Greenville | April 7

DIG SOUTH | Charleston | April 22-24

SC Launch Summit | Columbia | May 20

Clemson Innovation at Work Competition | Greenville | June 5

Venture Atlanta | Atlanta, GA | Oct. 21-22

Disclaimer: this is not a comprehensive list of every single entrepreneurial event happening in the next year. Did we miss one you’re excited about? Let us know.