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May 5, 2026
Save Your Community’s Small Businesses from Extractive Debt
A Small Business Debt Fund can save your community’s local small businesses from extractive debt cycles that kill small businesses and send money out of the local economy.
March 31, 2026
Category Marketing: How Small Businesses Win
Category Marketing: How Small Businesses Win The Art If David would have walked out to meet Goliath with sword and shield, he would surely have been destroyed. If the American Revolutionaries would have marched out to meet the Red Coats in an open field, they would surely have been decimated. The secret to competing with…
December 26, 2025
Extractive Economics: Why communities are getting poorer & what to do about it
Are the people of your community getting richer or poorer? Well, by isolated metrics, like wages and 401ks, one could argue richer. But by lived experience, in relation to the important expenses of our lives and our ability to build wealth over time, the clear answer is poorer. But why? The answer is woven into our economic system.
November 18, 2025
Kids, Character, and Workforce Economics
There is no better workforce investment than my wife. My wife is a counselor at a small, rural, Title I elementary school in South Carolina. How much money is being spent to address the soft-skills crisis in the US right now? How many billions of dollars? How many employers report that workers struggle with communication, teamwork, adaptability, conflict management, and self-regulation? Working with adults is triage. We must invest in the future of our workforce.
Updates
Jason Joins Board of ASPIRE Community Capital in Charlotte, NC
Jason Broadwater has joined the board of directors for ASPIRE Community Capital, a Charlotte-area nonprofit focused on expanding access to capital and business support for underserved and undercapitalized entrepreneurs. ASPIRE works with small and micro business owners who often face barriers to traditional financing, providing both lending solutions and hands-on support in areas such as…
Jason Broadwater to Lead the York County Marketing Council
Jason Broadwater to Lead the York County Marketing Council Jason Broadwater will lead the newly formed York County Marketing Council (YCMC), an initiative designed to help marketing managers and small business owners strengthen their skills, expand their knowledge, and build meaningful professional connections. The program will be led by Jason, the president and founder of…
Attend a Live Podcast Recording with Dr. Jermaine Johnson
Monday, Jan 12, 6:30pm — We’re doing a live podcast event with SC Gubernatorial Candidate, Dr. Jermaine Johnson, currently a South Carolina House Representative. If you’re in the area, come join us at The Mercantile in Rock Hill on Monday Jan 12. We will start the podcast program promptly at 6:30pm! It will be a…
Podcast
Episode 126 – LaKesha Womack – Democratic Nominee for NC 14th Congressional District
We talk with LaKesha Womack, Democratic nominee for North Carolina’s 14th Congressional District. She shares her journey from rural Alabama to public service, discussing her grassroots approach to campaigning, the importance of listening to communities, and why she believes complex challenges require thoughtful, long-term solutions rather than political sound bites. The conversation explores economic…
Robert Long – Director, Chester County Economic Development
Robert Long explains how economic development drives jobs, wages, and quality of life in Chester County.
Beth Black White – Co-Owner, Black’s Peaches
College of Charleston President Dr. Andrew T. Hsu talks about leading a modern university.
Dr. Andrew T. Hsu – President of the College of Charleston
College of Charleston President Dr. Andrew T. Hsu talks about leading a modern university.
Episode 122 – The Future of Work, with Dr. Laura Ullrich
Dr. Laura Ullrich talks about the state of the U.S. economy.
Episode 121 – People Over Politics with Dr. Jermaine Johnson
Dr. Jermaine Johnson talks about his journey from personal tragedy to public service, professional sports, and a run for governor of South Carolina.