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The Beaufort Digital Corridor Opens Its BASEcamp Gallery Summer 2025 Art Exhibition

BASEcamp Gallery'snewest installation, Estuaries by Emma Barnes, opened for viewing on July 24. TheBeaufort Digital Corridor (BDC) is hosting a gallery showing to welcome the artist on the First Friday in August. All are invited to attend the free exhibition on August 1, where they can enjoy light hors d'oeuvres and wine, meet the artist, and socialize with the Corridor's tech community.

The Beaufort Digital Corridor collaborates with local artists to raise awareness of its mission to nurture and promote Beaufort's technology entrepreneurs and ultimately the region's tech economy through an array of impactful programs and events while leveraging Beaufort's renowned livability. The BDC serves as a tech incubator and coworking space for technology professionals, remote tech workers, tech entrepreneurs, and technology students.

The Estuaries collection fills the BDC with sunset hues and visually interesting paintings that warm the soul and bring a feeling of home into the office. The art has resonated well with those coworking at the BDC, with many members excited to attend the exhibition night and take a piece of the office home with them.

"In _Estuaries, _the exploration of materials, nature, and place seeks to deepen our ties between landscape and home, not as a fixed location, but an ever-changing horizon of transformation. This body of work embraces the mixture of plaster and painting material boundaries, an ever-changing artistic process reflected in the ephemerality of local geography," Emma Barnes insightfully shares.

Emma Barnes is a multi-disciplinary artist from Islandton, South Carolina, and she lives locally with her husband, Grant McClure. Barnes teaches Painting, Drawing, and Photography at the University of South Carolina Beaufort (USCB). There's more to learn about the artist and Estuaries by visiting herartist profile.

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June 2025 Newsletter

Dear Friends,

As we head into the summer months, many of us are thinking about sunshine, rest, and well-earned time away. But at the Beaufort Digital Corridor, this is when we're gearing up–-with intention–-for the year ahead.

As we close out our fiscal year on June 30, I want to take a moment to reflect on what we've accomplished together–-and invite you to help us carry that momentum forward.

Thanks to your support, this year we:

• Awarded69 cybersecurity scholarships
• Supported109 startups and remote workers
• Hosted102 training workshops and events
• Welcomed13 new businesses to Beaufort
• Incubated16 app and game developers
• Added43 new mentors and venture partners to our network

Each of these milestones represents the heartbeat of our mission: nurturing Beaufort's tech talent, growing our innovation economy, and creating opportunities right here at home.

Now, as we step into a new fiscal year, we're committed to deepening our impact–-through hands-on training, mentorship, startup support, and inclusive pathways into the digital workforce.

As we look to our next chapter, we need your help to keep this momentum going.

Your gift–-especially a monthly donation–-helps us:

• Expand local tech training
• Support startups that grow our economy
• Equip the workforce of tomorrow

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You'll be joining a growing group of supporters who believe in a vibrant, resilient Beaufort. The deadline is June 30–-help us enter the new fiscal year strong.

With deep gratitude,

Jess O'Brien

Executive Director at Beaufort Digital Corridor

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Important Summer Schedule Update: Coffee Convos and Pitch Practice

We're taking a short summer break from hosting Coffee Convos and Pitch Practice during June and July. Both programs are scheduled to return on August 12 (the second Tuesday of the month). In the meantime, there are two ways you can stay engaged with us:

• Join our Coffee Convos WhatsApp Group to keep the conversation flowing.
• Attend Founder Institute's Pitch Practice Events to keep those pitches sharp!

Stay tuned for more updates and enjoy your summer!

May 2025 Newsletter

Hi Friends!

April was South Carolina Innovation Month–-and here in Beaufort, we just wrapped up our most exciting Techstars Startup Weekend yet! Over the course of 54 hours, we welcomed 38 attendees, heard 8 pitches, and watched 3 teams form around promising new business ideas. Congratulations to BetterMatch–-this year's winning team–-whose platform helps home maintenance professionals filter qualified leads using chatbot integration and Net Promoter Scores. We're excited to share that the BetterMatch team is still working together. Since the event, they've continued building their business, are rebranding their platform, and remain committed to bringing their idea to market. This kind of follow-through is exactly why we support early-stage founders–-from first pitch to long-term success. Read the full event recap and see photos from the weekend here.

Next up, we're now accepting early applications for our Fall Startup Incubator, powered by the Founder Institute. This 12-week accelerator is designed for aspiring tech entrepreneurs who want to go from idea to investable startup–-with structured support, global mentorship, and a proven curriculum. If you're ready to turn your idea into a business, apply now at fi.co/south-carolina. The early deadline is August 17.

Closer to home, we're excited to see continued momentum in our regional innovation ecosystem. Both TL+Co and TS Conductor have announced new operations in Beaufort and surrounding counties–-bringing jobs, investment, and energy to our growing tech corridor. Read the full press releases on our website for more on these exciting developments.

As we enter a new season of planning and strategy, we want to hear from you. We're inviting all members and prospective members to help shape the future of the BDC by participating in our upcoming Strategic Planning Input Workshop:

BDC Member Roundtable
Thursday, May 8
1:00 – 2:00 PM
Upstairs Hargray Conference Room

Whether you're a current or prospective member, your insights will help guide the Beaufort Digital Corridor's future priorities. This session will be highly interactive, member-focused, and designed to ensure your voice is part of the path forward.

As always, if you have news to share, milestones to celebrate, or would like to be featured in an upcoming newsletter, reach out to us at info@beaufortdigital.com. We love highlighting the work and wins of our member community.

Thank you for being a vital part of the Beaufort Digital Corridor. We look forward to building what's next–-together.

Stay Innovative,

Jess O'Brien

Executive Director at Beaufort Digital Corridor

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Spring Art Exhibition Unveiled at BASEcamp Gallery Featuring Local Artist Lanier Bradberry

BASEcamp Gallery at the Beaufort Digital Corridor is blooming with new life this spring, showcasing vibrant works by local artist Lanier Bradberry. Those coworking at the tech incubator this season are experiencing a daily dose of fresh art.

Lining the walls of the Corridor are impressionistic paintings of ocean scenery and close-ups of sealife from Lanier Bradberry. Thirteen years a local, Lanier Bradberry is an artist hailing from the Peach State. Lanier's work can be seen around Beaufort and Bluffton, as she is the muralist behind the Fordham Mural adorning Beaufort Wine Bar and the painter behind the Marsh Collection at Collins Group Realty. She was also one of this year's Chalk It Up! Festival artists who colored the pavement with her 'Bay Street Reality' chalk design.

The Corridor invites all art lovers to tour the gallery and will soon hold an exhibition with an artist meet-and-greet. The gallery show happens on First Friday, June 6th, from 5:30 to 7:30 PM, and event details are available at beaufortdigital.com/events. The first twenty-five attendees will enjoy light refreshments while browsing the gallery. Until the event, BDC members and the public are welcome to gaze upon the twenty pieces that went up on April 22nd.

"My experience with the Beaufort Arts Corridor has been far from ordinary," shares Lanier Bradberry. "This light, airy space is so inviting to hang artwork and get some work done as well. Angela and Jessica have been so incredibly helpful and supportive throughout this process. Progressing as a young artist, I feel very grateful to be a part of this community that is so passionate about the arts growing."

Lanier Bradberry is an emerging artist residing in Beaufort, South Carolina. She works in several disciplines, including painting, murals, photography, tie-dyeing, and printmaking. Lanier started creating and selling art professionally in 2017 and is attending the Studio Art program at the University of South Carolina Beaufort (USCB). She graduates this May with a Bachelor's of Fine Art.

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BDC Foundation Launches Facebook Workshop Series for Small Business Owners

BEAUFORT, S.C. –- The Beaufort Digital Corridor Foundation is launching a new, in-depth tech workshop series designed to help small business owners navigate digital tools and drive real growth. The series debuts May 7 with a four-part Facebook Ads Workshop led by Eric Siano, a veteran digital strategist with more than two decades of experience working with global brands.

Siano, currently the Managing Director of Blue Leopard LLC in Hilton Head Island, has held leadership roles in marketing and digital transformation at firms including General Motors and Accenture–-a Fortune Global 500 professional services company known for helping organizations modernize through technology and strategy consulting.

"This is a rare opportunity for small businesses in the Lowcountry to learn directly from someone who has crafted marketing systems for global brands," said Jess O'Brien, Executive Director of the Beaufort Digital Corridor Foundation. "Through this series, we're turning high-level expertise into accessible, hands-on learning for entrepreneurs right here in our community."

The Facebook Ads Workshop Series runs May 7, 14, 21, and 28 from 12 to 2 p.m. at BASEcamp in downtown Beaufort. Each session builds from foundational concepts to advanced strategy, including:

• Setting up and navigating Meta Business Suite
• Creating and targeting Facebook ads through Ads Manager
• Tracking performance metrics like CTR, CPC, and ROAS
• Testing, retargeting, and scaling campaigns for optimal ROI

Lunch will be provided, and participants are encouraged to bring laptops and a draft ad for real-time guidance.

Siano's background also includes serving as Lead Instructor for digital marketing programs at U.S. universities through ThriveDX, and leading marketing technology initiatives at software giant Infor. He holds an MBA in International Management from the Thunderbird School of Global Management.

The workshop series is a key deliverable of the Stimulate SC Grant, which funds innovative programs that support workforce development and small business upskilling across South Carolina.

This program is made possible in part by SNS Technologies, a longtime supporter of tech entrepreneurship in the region.

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The Beaufort Digital Corridor Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to building an inclusive, tech-driven economy through accessible education and workforce training.

Media Contact:
Jess O'Brien
Executive Director
Beaufort Digital Corridor Foundation
jess@beaufortdigital.com
843-470-3506