About
The Don Ryan Center for Innovation is the economic development department of the Town of Bluffton. We have been helping local businesses for 12 years. In that time we have worked with more than 300 companies.
In 2022 we entered into a partnership with the City of Hardeeville to help local businesses as well.
Our Mission
To help innovators, start-ups and early stage businesses launch and grow their companies, providing the resources and experienced business guidance needed to help them achieve their goals – and help create a vibrant entrepreneurial business climate throughout the region
Our History
The Don Ryan Center for Innovation (DRCI) was established in 2012 as a 501(c)(3). The corporation’s mission was to function as a business incubator to grow Bluffton’s and the surrounding regions’ economic base by helping innovative start-up or early-stage companies. The organization has assisted 300+ companies and expanded into partnerships with Beaufort County Schools, USCB, TCL, SCAD, the City of Hardeeville and The City of Beaufort to promote and support innovation and entrepreneurship for the purposes of economic development.