GET ON THE FastTrac!
FastTrac Growth Venture is a course designed to support the entrepreneur seeking to take their existing business to a higher level. This program assists entrepreneurs in analyzing their current business condition to identify the best opportunities for growth. Budgeting, sales strategies, management team roles, operational systems and business plan implementation are key areas of emphasis. The course also facilitates networking between entrepreneurs and experienced professionals.
This training is designed to equip aspiring entrepreneurs with more in-depth business skills to grow their business successfully. 2026 is the 23rd year of the collaborative partnership between the City of Columbia Office of Business Opportunities and Midlands Technical College in providing the FastTrac Growth Venture training to local business owners.
To be eligible to participate in the FastTrac Growth Venture course, participants must:
- Have a small business located in Calhoun, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lexington, Newberry, Orangeburg, Richland, or Saluda counties.
- Have a business plan or must be in operations for more than five (5) years.
FastTrac Growth Venture 2026 Flyer
FastTrac Growth Venture Course Overview & Description
Hear from 2026 FastTrac graduate Akai Jones on her FastTrac experience!
Be one of the lucky few selected for this course and join the many who have successfully risen to the challenge, like those pictured below!
FastTrac Growth Venture Class of 2026
Eyonnie Artis – KB&T Handmade Collections
Shanice Ascue
Connie Ashford
Madison Brown – Eighth House Beauty
SaDarriel Brown – Above All Agents
Rosemounda Butler – Charlie’s 550 Event Center, LLC
Sonya Carr – Mommy & Me Bakery
Jessie Cooke – Cooke Enterprises
Pamela Daniels – Mommy’s Time Out
Alicia Dixon – W.H.O.L.E. Child Development Center
Deon Generette – 7Sunday, LLC
Elizabeth Hudson – The Crafty Family Co.
Akai Jones – Film By A.K., LLC
Tim Kehoe – At Images
Teaira Mack – Rooted Vibrationz, LLC
Justin Mitchell – LAWKI Media, LLC
Chris Murphy – Dyes Effx
Shironda Sharpe – Akara Health, LLC
Sonia Shaw – Transit Realty
Emanual Shorten – Alpha Janitorial Services, LLC
For more information on the FastTrac Growth Venture program, contact the City of Columbia’s Office of Business Opportunities at (803)545-3950 or if you would like to be added to the waiting list for the next offering of the FastTrac Growth Venture course, complete the waiting list form below!