Events

The Columbia Chamber of Commerce's Gather and Grow presents Harnessing AI for Sales and Marketing: Practical Tools to Drive Efficiency & Effectiveness on Wednesday, April 2nd beginning at 8:00AM at the Heyward Career Center. The guest speaker is Alex Moore, Senior Partner of Stratagon will provide tools and resources to attendees on artificial intelligence (AI).  For more information and to register, click HERE to go to the Chamber's events page!

  The Benedict College Women's Business Center will be offering free webinars for the month of April.  these webinars will be held beginning at 2:00PM via Zoom.  For more information and to register, click on one of the webinar titles.  Here are the webinars for April: April 1 - Basic Financial Literacy for Business Owners April 3 - Defining Your Ideal Customer April 17 - How to Avoid Underpricing When Starting Out For more information, feel free to...

  The South Carolina Small Business Development Center (SC SBDC) will host the Business Finance Basics webinar on Wednesday, April 8th beginning at 12:00PM! In this course, you will learn key elements of business finance basics to manage your cash flow, explore ways to expand your business, and understand insurance for your business. Miranda Teague and Cheryl Meeks from Truist Bank will facilitate the session and will provide valuable take-away resources to help you and your business....

The Benedict College Women's Business Center will be offering free webinars for the month of April.  these webinars will be held beginning at 2:00PM via Zoom.  For more information and to register, click on one of the webinar titles.  Here are the webinars for April: April 1 - Basic Financial Literacy for Business Owners April 3 - Defining Your Ideal Customer April 17 - How to Avoid Underpricing When Starting Out For more information, feel free to contact...

The Columbia Chamber of Commerce will be hosting two Procurement events during the month of May!  On May 7th, there will be a Gather and Grow event which focuses on how small businesses can take advantage of procurement opportunities with federal, city, county, state, and private sector entities!  On May 22nd the Chamber will host a Procurement Matchmaker Event sponsored by Goodwill which will help connect vendors with procurement needs with small businesses seeking opportunities!...

The South Carolina Department of Commerce and Richland County Economic Development will be hosting the Scout Motors Indirect Supplier Day on Thursday, May 8th beginning at 8:30AM. Small business owners will have an opportunity to meet with Scout Motors procurement representatives and learn more about their current supplier needs.  For more information, click HERE to go to the SC Department of Commerce Eventbrite page!

The City of Columbia's Office of Business Opportunities will be hosting the City of Columbia's 12th Annual Small Business Week Conference on Friday, May 9, 2025 at the Marriott Columbia, 1200 Hampton Street, Columbia, SC 29201.  During this conference, we will have breakout sessions, keynote speakers, and more. The U.S.  Small Business Administration will also host their annual statewide awards ceremony and matchmaking event in the afternoon! Early bird tickets start at $25.00 until April 24th.  After,...

The South Carolina Department of Commerce and the Greenville Area Development Corporation are partnering with Isuzu North America Corporation to host a two-day supplier day event. This event will be held May 13 & 14, 2025 in Greenville starting at 8:00 A.M.  For more information and to register, click HERE to go to the Eventbrite page!

DESA, Inc. and the U.S. Small Business Administration will be hosting the Build Smart: Get Bonded & Grow virtual workshop on Tuesday, May 13th beginning at 4:00PM. Peter C. Gibbs will be the featured speaker for this event.  This workshop offers the tools, knowledge, and expert guidance you need to navigate the bonding process and open doors to greater opportunities.  For more information and to register, click here to go to DESA's Zoom registration page!

Woodforest Bank will be presenting a virtual class on Tuesday, May 20th entitled Conquering Credit: Understanding Credit & Financial Empowerment.  This course will provide tips, resources and best practices to help you understand credit and create a pathway to financial empowerment. For more information and to register, click HERE to go to Woodforest's registration page!