Entrepreneur Summit in Columbia May 24th

By Mike Switzer

Published May 11, 2018 at 5:14 AM EDT

If you are a regular listener of ours, you know that our state has a plethora of resources available to entrepreneurs. And our next guest is right in the thick of this activity, which includes an upcoming free summit they will be hosting in Columbia where collaboration, networking, exchange of ideas, and South Carolina’s innovative companies will be highlighted.

Mike Switzer interviews Jill Sorensen, director of SC Launch and entrepreneurial programs at SCRA in Summerville, SC. 2018 SC Launch Summit.

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After almost 20 years, Mike Switzer retired from Wells Fargo Securities in 2001 as Senior Vice President/Investment Officer and Certified Portfolio Manager. In 1999, he and his wife, Maggie, purchased and operated for eight years the Baskin Robbins ice cream store on Forest Drive in Columbia. They grew the store from a bottom-tier operation in the Baskin Robbins franchise system to one in the top 5% nationwide within three years, tripling sales along the way. While operating the ice cream store, Mike and Maggie received patents for a portable ice cream sink and fold-down sneezeguard they invented and in 2002 started Magnolia Carts, an ice cream cart manufacturing company, which they sold in 2013.

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