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From: Charleston Digital Corridor ernest@charlestondigitalcorridor.comSubject: Friends of the Corridor Newsletter - Q4 2014

Date: December 23, 2014 at 10:25 AMTo: sean@sinelabs.com

Q4 2014 December 23, 2014

FORWARD VIEW IN BROWSER

In This Edition

º From the Director

º New Members

º News + Notes...

COMMUNITY

º 2015 iFive:K Race

º Fridays @ the Corridor

TALENT

º Post Your Jobs

SPACES

º FS3 Project

CAPITAL

º Capital Resources

º Our Partners

Online Poll ResultsHow would you rate the availability of startupcapital for new tech companies in theCharleston metro area?

Abundant 11.9%

Sufficient 50%

Inadequate 26.2%

Nonexistent 11.9%

Do you believe current US federalimmigration policy is impeding growth ofCharleston's and the US tech economy?

Yes 52.4%

No 47.6%

Have a poll suggestion? Let us know >

From the Director

The holidays are upon us! Time to relax, spend time with family and recharge for the year ahead.As I reflect on the year, I am thankful for the tremendous leadership and prosperity Charleston’stech leaders have brought to our community, the high level of engagement and guidance from ourmembers, the unbelievable support from Mayor Riley and Charleston City Council and the muchoverdue launch of our website. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Welcome New MembersThe Digital Corridor is pleased to welcome the following new members/affiliates:

Market Cube COMPANYMarket Cube is an online marketing researchsupplier and technology firm. We own and operateproprietary research panels with over one millionrespondents worldwide and offer end-to-endfielding solutions that include online samplemanagement, survey programming/hosting, anddata analytics including custom reporting.

The Matchstick Group COMPANYThe Matchstick Group is a healthcarecommunications company specializing the meddevice and med tech spaces. We are a one-stopshop working with marketing teams from theirproduct / business launch strategy inception all theway out through multi-channel on- and off-linetactical execution.

Bluetowne COMPANYBluetowne is a business process technologyconsulting firm. We enhance your businessoperations by designing, building and implementingtechnology solutions.

PlanSource COMPANYPlanSource provides a new way to buy, sell andmanage benefits in the cloud. Consumers use theirtechnology to shop and enroll in a variety ofbenefits, including medical, dental, life, disability,worksite benefits, HSAs and even work/life benefitssuch as identity theft protection.

Target Market COMPANYTarget Market is a website development andinternet marketing firm the specializes in customsolutions, mobile applications, and e-commerce forcompanies in the South East.

Catalytic Data Science COMPANYCatalytic Data Science develops cloud solutions thatenable researchers to utilize biomedical informationthat is otherwise locked in vast repositories of 'readonly' scientific publications. Our mission is to makethe lives of scientists better and more productive bydeveloping tools that accelerate their research anddevelopment activities and speed innovation.

EdWink COMPANYEdwink is a technology company focused on civicengagement, has launched its flagship product, IfYou Were Mayor, a web-based platform created toshare ideas, initiatives and projects, betweenindividuals, businesses, civic-minded organizations,and local government, to make a more livable city.

Merchant eSolutions AFFILIATEMerchant eSolutions is an innovative, Internettechnology focused payments company providing afull-service payment platform for financial institutions,merchants and developers. By combining the latesttechnology and industry expertise with a customercentric focus, we continue to innovate easy-to-usesolutions for the payment industry.

Silicon Harbor Communications AFFILIATESilicon Harbor Communications brings over acentury of national and international public relations,marketing and integrated communicationsmanagement experience to Charleston, specializingin emerging businesses, government, defense,technology, non-profit, brands and crisismanagement.

Jobvite AFFILIATEJobvite is the leading recruiting platform for the socialweb. Today’s fastest-growing companiesuse applicant tracking, recruiting CRM and socialrecruiting software solutions from Jobvite to targetthe right talent and build the best teams.

Interested in becoming a Corridor member? Learn more >

News + Notes

COMMUNITY

2015 iFive:K RaceThe 2015 iFive:K is set for April 30, 2015. As in past years, tickets go on sale January 1,2015 and sell out quick so don’t procrastinate. Special thanks to our Title Sponsors,Benefitfocus and Google, who lead our terrific sponsor lineup. If you would like to sponsorthis event, please contact me.

Fridays @ the CorridorThe topics for our Fridays @ the Corridor series are a balance between CODEtalks andBusiness topics. To see upcoming topics, please visit event calendar. If not able to attendthese in person, you can keep up with the sessions on our “Fridays” video channel.

TALENT

Post Your JobsWe are busy at work on the new talent portal. Until the new portal is launched, careerseekers can browse our job listings and tech employers can post their technical positions toCharleston’s only locally curated tech jobs portal.

SPACES

FS3 ProjectPlanning on the 50,000 sq.ft. FS3 building continues with some key pieces falling in placeincluding the parking infrastructure. If you are in learning more about Charleston’s tech onlyoffice building in Downtown Charleston, please contact me.

CAPITAL

Capital ResourcesAs you can see from the Capital section on our new site, we have decided to aggregate thecompanies interested in investing in tech and tech-related companies in Charleston. If wecan assist you with capital opportunities, please contact me.

Thanks to Our Partners

Did You Know?

Since CODEcamp launched in May 2012, over 775 students have takenclasses with the number growing week over week. Visit the CODEcampwebsite to learn about all of our course offerings including the new WebBasics 105 and Intro to Object Oriented Programming coming up inthe new year.

Thank you for your continued support of the Charleston DigitalCorridor. Our success is a reflection of our terrific engagement and

collaboration. Continued success!!– Ernest Andrade, Director

COMMUNITY

iFive:k

Fridays

Corridor Bash

CODEshow

Flagship Gallery

WiFi Parks

Outreach

TALENT

CODEcamp

CODEshow

User Groups

Job Listings

Post a Job

SPACES

Flagship

Flagship2

Flagship3

CAPITAL

ATTRACTION

Accolades

Incentives

Infrastructure

Education

Lifestyle

MEMBERSHIP

Company

Affiliate

Benefactor

MEMBERS

Companies

Affiliates

Benefactors

NEWS

EVENTS

ABOUT

History

Foundation

Team

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