Born out of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the Rock Hill VMS (RH VMS) provides prospective entrepreneurs, in all types of business ventures, team-based mentoring. The program, which is sponsored by the Rock Hill Economic Development Corp and the City of Rock Hill, assists with all aspects of building a non-profit or for profit venture. Your venture can be at any stage for any industry or technology and it is ABSOLUTELY FREE service.

You will meet face-to-face (or virtually) with a team drawing from a pool of carefully selected and trained mentors. All interactions with RH VMS are confidential and under nondisclosure. Our mentors follow a strict code of ethics. The frequency of meetings and length of participation are up to the mentee.  There is no time limit on our mentoring - we have worked with some ventures for over a decade. One of your mentors will become your lead mentor, and they will work with you on meeting agendas and on adjusting the makeup of the mentor team over time.

RH VMS entrepreneurs are expected to commit to a sustained relationship with RH VMS and to be professional, open and responsive to the volunteer mentors who work with them. They are also expected to provide VMS, to the best of their ability, with accurate information about their venture.