Events

The Office of Business Opportunities will be hosting the Negotiating for Growth: Contracts, Sales, and Strategy for Small Business Owners on Tuesday, July 14th at the Virginia Bedford Community Center, 1113 Recreation Drive in Columbia. This in-person workshop will focus on equipping small business owners with practical skills in sales negotiation, contract negotiation, and contract formation.  Our featured speaker, Mr. Richard Waring will focus on: Building small business capacity to compete for municipal contracts. Align local business...

  The Richland Library's Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EiR) presents From Pressure to Power - Building Emotional Resilience Without Burning Out on Monday, July 20th at the Richland Library Main auditorium beginning at 6:00 P.M. Join Richland Library's EiR Donna Davis during this transformational session that will equip entrepreneurs with practical, science-backed tools to manage stress, strengthen emotional resilience, and lead with steadiness, even in uncertainty.  For more information and to register, click HERE to go to Richland Library's Events...

The Unpacked Leadership Conference returns to Columbia on Friday, October 2nd at the Richland 2 Institute of Innovation (R2i2) beginning at 9:00AM. This year's keynote speaker is Lieutenant General (Retired) Milford H. Beagle, Jr.  Registration is open and early bird registration ends on July 17th!  For more information and to register, click HERE to go to the Unpacked Leadership Conference registration page!