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Three Spartanburg startups will benefit from a $15,000 peer-based loan fund as part of the Start: Me Spartanburg program launched by the University of South Carolina Upstate’s George Dean Johnson Jr. College of Business and Economics and the Northside Development Group.
Loan winners will be announced on May 1 at the fifth annual Start: Me Graduation and Showcase following a 14-week training program from 14 micro-entrepreneurs in Spartanburg’s Northside community, according to a news release. The graduation will be held at the Hub City Farmers’ Market at 489 Howard St. near downtown, where entrepreneurs will market their goods and services from 8 a.m. to noon. Graduation will begin at 9 a.m.