Events

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...

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,...

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'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,...