Ribbon Cutting Set for The Opportunity Center: A New Collaborative Workspace including Business Incubator & Training Facility

NORTH CHARLESTON — Four nonprofits are now housed under the same roof, but the groups are doing more than simply sharing real estate.

The organizations at the recently opened Opportunity Center also share a similar vision: Make the space a one-stop shop for economic services that can lead to generational wealth for underserved entrepreneurs.

That vision can be accomplished as the four organizations — South Carolina Association for Community Economic Development, the Center for Heirs’ Property Preservation, Increasing H.O.P.E and Homes of Hope Inc. — pool their resources and work together, said Bernie Mazyck, CEO of SCACED.


ABC News 4
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — After breaking ground over a year and a half ago, a center aimed at helping Lowcountry residents with their finances finally had its grand opening on Thursday.

The Opportunity Center is one of the first facilities of its kind and will give a chance for financial development by creating what officials call an “entrepreneurial ecosystem.”

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CRBJ BizWire
North Charleston, SC – Monday, March 21, 2022: A Ribbon Cutting Ceremony including an open house, food, and tours of the building will take place on Thursday, March 31st at 11:00 a.m. at The Opportunity Center! The new facility is located at 8570 Rivers Avenue in North Charleston. Officials from the involved charitable organizations as well as other dignitaries will be on hand to answer questions and help demonstrate the impact the facility will have on the region.

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Charleston City Paper
Officials with North Charleston’s new facility, The Opportunity Center, cut the ribbon on the building Thursday morning during an open house that offered food and tours of the building to guests.

The Opportunity Center, a new concept for a nonprofit-led economic development hub, was built in 2019 out of a former 31,250-square-foot furniture store off Rivers Avenue. 

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