About

The Opportunity Center, a partnership of four South Carolina nonprofit organizations, is a unique collaboration focused on impacting low-wealth communities of the Tri- County. This innovative space provides workforce development, small business incubators, and coworking spaces benefiting entrepreneurs and start-ups, while maintaining offices of local non-profits actively working in the community and economic development sector. Key among the programs provided, a unique and critical component of The Opportunity Center is the business incubator program known as the Business Success Center. Defined as an entrepreneurial ecosystem builder, this program focuses on helping small business owners and entrepreneurs establish, grow, and sustain their operations—especially for communities of color. As an entrepreneurship ecosystem builder of communities of color, the Opportunity Center has four primary purposes:

  1. The Opportunity Center represents the community where the ecosystem building work is being done.

  2. The Opportunity Center maintains real estate (the building) in which programs are conducted where co-working, networking, and relationship building can be facilitated and serve as a positive symbol to the community.

  3. The Opportunity Center both provides and connects entrepreneurs to capital.

  4. The Opportunity Center serves as a relationship facilitator and network builder both within the community of color and as a bridge to the broader business ecosystem in the area.

Partners

  • Homes of Hope

    Homes Of Hope

    Homes of Hope is a nonprofit organization based in Greenville, South Carolina, that seeks to inspire lasting change in communities across our state through multiple avenues of development.

  • South Carolina Association for Community Economic Development

    SCACED

    SCACED is a coalition of individuals and organizations who support the development of healthy and economically sustainable communities throughout South Carolina, by advancing community economic development and public policy.

  • Increasing H.O.P.E (Helping Others Prosper Economically)

    Increasing H.O.P.E

    Increasing H.O.P.E provides financial training educational opportunities to the local community. They are a nonprofit Financial Training Center with a passion to see individuals and families become educated, enriched and empowered in the area of personal finance.

  • Center for Heirs' Property Preservation

    Center for Heirs' Property Preservation

    The Center for Heirs’ Property Preservation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that protects heirs’ property and promotes its sustainable use to provide increased economic benefit to historically under-served families.

Our Services

Current Tenants

What Our Clients Say

  • "I received outstanding customer service at the Opportunity Center along with valuable information. Not only will I be utilizing the services they provide, but I will highly recommend those who are in need of assistance to explore many resource that they have available."

  • "I had a very good experience with the Receptionist April Cooper. April was so very pleasant and very helpful in assisting me with my job research. I will highly recommend my friends and family who are in need of employment opportunities."

  • “It was informative of the information I received and looking forward to the next step of growth.”