| Seven agricultural entrepreneurs win startup funding The S.C. Department of Agriculture’s Agribusiness Center for Research and Entrepreneurship program, in its third year, provides business management guidance and startup funding. Sixteen participants pitched business ideas earlier this month. Incarcerated individuals can earn degrees in new program Claflin University, chosen as a U.S. Department of Education Second Chance Pell Experimental Site in April, will offer three bachelor’s degree programs beginning next year. The program is free. | 