APPLICATION ACCEPTED!

Start:ME is a place-based program, serving entrepreneurs who live in, work in, and/or provide valuable products to Spartanburg's Northside community. To learn more about the Northside community, please visit startmespartanburg.com.

Start:ME’s application is online and mobile-friendly. If you do not have access to a computer or cell phone, email us at info@StartMeSpartanburg if you need any additional assistance. Past applicants have used computers at their local library or other community organizations.

Entrepreneurs with no ties to the Northside are not eligible. Ties to the Northside community matters because the program’s core objective is to strengthen neighborhood vitality by supporting new and growing small businesses.

No, however all selected entrepreneurs must have a strong tie to the Northside community – living there, working there, providing needed products/services to community residents, etc.

Start:ME works with for-profit businesses across all industries – HVAC repair, electrical, art, fashion, catering, farming, and more. It is not necessary to have a social enterprise or nonprofit model to benefit the local community.