VISION: A globally competitive Upstate economy where businesses succeed and people prosper.

MISSION: To lead, convene and mobilize the business community to drive regional economic growth.

We accomplish our mission by focusing in five areas:

• Advocate for policies that promote business growth AND oppose policies that stifle growth.
• Connect businesses to clients, programs and resources that help their businesses grow.
• Develop our region’s generation of business leaders and community stakeholders.
• Advance our region by working with area partners to attract, develop and retain talent, and expand our entrepreneurial ecosystem.
• And we Include all stakeholders in initiatives that allow all citizens opportunities to share in the Upstate’s economic prosperity.