• Foundations for Success: Building and Growing Your Small Business

    Earlewood Park Community Center 1113 Recreation Drive, Columbia, SC, United States

    The City of Columbia's Office of Business Opportunities will be hosting the Foundations for Success: Building and Growing Your Small Business workshop on Wednesday, March 12th beginning at 10:00AM at the Earlewood Park Community Center! Tosha Dash of S.H.E. Dreams Consulting will provide insight and resources to female entrepreneurs and small business owners on how they grow their small business!  This event is free but registration is required.  For more information and to register, click here to...

    Free
  • Finance Forward: Unlocking Access to Capital for Your Business

    Richland County Administration Building 2020 Hampton Street (4th Floor Conference Room), Columbia, SC, United States

    The Richland County Office of Small Business Opportunity (OSBO) will be hosting their 2025 Business Academy, Finance Forward: Unlocking Access to Capital for Your Business on Thursday, March 20th beginning at 10:00AM! During this conference, participants will hear from representatives from Capital Funding Solutions, SC Community Loan Fund, CommunityWorks, and Security Federal Bank on tools and resources to receive funding for your small business! Registration is open and lunch will be provided.  For more information and to...

    Free
  • SCAGPO Reverse Trade Show

    The South Carolina Association of Government Purchasing Officials (SCAGPO) will be hosting their Reverse Trade Show in Lexington and North Charleston, SC in March and April! This is a great opportunity for small businesses to meet with agency procurement professionals to do business with their respective agencies!  The dates and locations are as follows: March 25, 2025 - Lexington Municipal Complex, 111 Maiden Lane, Lexington, SC 29072 April 23, 2025 - Charleston Area Convention Center,...

  • Benedict College Women’s Business Center Offering Free Webinars in April

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    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...

    Free
  • Harnessing AI for Sales and Marketing: Practical Tools to Drive Efficiency & Effectiveness

    Heyward Career Center 3560 Lynhaven Drive, Columbia, SC, United States

    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!

  • Benedict College Women’s Business Center Offering Free Webinars in April

    Zoom

      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...

    Free
  • South Carolina SBDC Presents Business Finance Basics

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      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....

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  • Benedict College Women’s Business Center Offering Free Webinars in April

    Zoom

    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...

    Free
  • Columbia Chamber Procurement Small Business Month

    Segra Park - Columbia Fireflies Stadium 1640 Freed Street, Columbia, SC, United States

    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!...

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  • Scout Motors Indirect Supplier Day

    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!

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