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Forum to Honor Greenville Entrepreneurs By Cindy Landrum | staff clandrum@communityjournals.com
Their stories may be different, but the four local entrepreneurs to be honored next week at the Greenville Tech Foundation’s annual Entrepreneurs Forum have two things in common: They’ve been successful in business and they’ve made a contribution to the Upstate. Marion Crawford, Walter Davis, Jennie Johnson and Barbara League join the 82 entrepreneurs previously honored. “Greenville was started by entrepreneurs, people who wanted to start a business,” said
Bob Howard, president of the Greenville Tech Foundation. “To this day, it’s still an entrepreneurial city and Greenville Tech is an entrepreneurial college.” The Forum began in 1999 when Greenville Tech “decided it wanted to honor people who have made Greenville a great place to live,” Howard said. The honorees are those who have been successful in business and who are active in the community in terms of charitable giving and leadership, he said. Previous winners choose each year’s honorees.
Crawford launched the full-service marketing and public relations firm Crawford Strategy in 2010. The firm has grown rapidly since its start and now has more than 30 employees. The firm’s clients include major healthcare systems, physician and dental practices, educational institutions, wealth management firms and real estate developers. Crawford serves on a variety of boards, including the Cancer Society of Greenville County, the Urban League of the >>
Marion Crawford
Walter Davis
Jennie Johnson
Barbara League
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8 Upstate business journal September 20, 2013