Events

The City of Columbia's Office of Business Opportunities will be hosting "New Year, New Taxes: Preparing Your Business for 2023" webinar on Wednesday, February 15th at 11:00AM.  The featured presenter for this webinar, Shelia K. Tutwieler-Dawkins, Financial Strategist/Tax Accountant, will discuss topics relating to preparing small businesses for the 2023 income tax season!  To register for this FREE webinar, go to OBO's Eventbrite page! 

On Wednesday, February 15th, the U.S. Small Business Administration will hold a training session as the VA's Veterans First Program transitions to the SBA's Veteran Small Business Certification program.  During this session, SBA will discuss the changes, eligibility criteria and differences between the VA and SBA programs.  For more information and to register, click on the following link to SBA's registration page!  

The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) will host three (3) public participation meetings to discuss and provide feedback on the establishment of the Federal Fiscal Years 2024-2026 Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goals for both Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration projects.  These meetings are held to obtain information that may affect SCDOT's DBE goal on federal contract awards between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2026.  The public participation meeting for the Columbia,...