Events

The City of Columbia and the U.S. Small Business Administration will be hosting a Small Business Town Hall on Thursday, March 28th at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center! Join the City of Columbia and the U.S. Small Business Administration for this informative event to provide information and resources for small business owners and entrepreneurs!  For more information and to register, click here to go to the Office of Business Opportunities Eventbrite page!

The Deeper Than Dentistry's Healthcare Career Summit: Empowering the Next Generation will take place on Saturday, April 13th at the USC Alumni Center, 900 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201. This event aims to expose bright minds to the dynamic world of healthcare and ignite a passion to serve others through medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, and more.  For more information or to register, click here to go to the Deeper Than Dentistry's Eventbrite page!

The Office of Business Opportunities along with Midlands SCORE, Benedict College Women's Business Center, SBA Veterans Business Outreach Center, and Richland Library will be participating in the Columbia Lender Matchmaker Event hosted by the U.S. Small Business Administration! Join us for this event to meet one-on-one with SBA lenders and community resource partners on Tuesday, April 30th at the Richland Library Main Auditorium!  For more information, click here to go to the Richland Library Events...

    The City of Columbia's Office of Business Opportunities will be hosting the City of Columbia's 11th Annual Small Business Week Conference on Wednesday, May 1st at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Columbia Greystone! This year's keynote speaker will be Dr. Stephanie Kirkland, CEO and Founder of Identity Dynamics, LLC.  Also, social media expert Ken Walker will serve as our Master of Ceremony!  During the conference, there will be breakout sessions with community resource...

The City of Columbia will host Food Trucks & Friends on Friday, May 3rd from 11:00AM to 3:00PM at 2300 Bull Street (REI Co-op Parking Lot)! In addition to food trucks, Toms Creek Mobile Market and Columbia Animal Services will be participating.  Shop for groceries, check out a local food truck, or adopt a new best friend! For more information, contact the Office of Business Opportunities at (803)545-3950.

  Are you a small business owner ready to grow your team's talent?  Are you trying to grow your business instead of juggling endless roles?  Apprenticeship Carolina will be hosting information sessions across the state in May!  Participants will have the opportunity to network with small business owners and applicable resources to enhance their ability to grow and upskill your organization's talent through registered apprenticeship! The sessions will be held at the following locations and...

The City of Columbia's Office of Business Opportunities and Made With Cola Love will host the Bookkeeping 101 workshop on Tuesday, May 7th beginning at 10:00AM at the Columbia Empowerment Zone building, 1509 Lady Street! Join Dr. Shelia Tutwieler-Dawkins on this informative workshop on bookkeeping for small businesses and entrepreneurs!  For more information and to register, you can go to the Bookkeeping 101 Eventbrite page!

The Columbia Chamber of Commerce will have its May Small Business Breakout on Tuesday, May 21st beginning at 8:30AM at Segra Park! In the spirit of Small Business Month, the Chamber will recognize our local small businesses and their impact through the Championship program.  Palmetto Citizens Federal Credit Union will sponsor five (5) businesses with Columbia Chamber partnership dues for a year and the signing ceremony for those businesses! For more information, click here to...

  Are you a small business owner ready to grow your team's talent?  Are you trying to grow your business instead of juggling endless roles?  Apprenticeship Carolina will be hosting information sessions across the state in May!  Participants will have the opportunity to network with small business owners and applicable resources to enhance their ability to grow and upskill your organization's talent through registered apprenticeship! The sessions will be held at the following locations and...

  Are you a small business owner ready to grow your team's talent?  Are you trying to grow your business instead of juggling endless roles?  Apprenticeship Carolina will be hosting information sessions across the state in May!  Participants will have the opportunity to network with small business owners and applicable resources to enhance their ability to grow and upskill your organization's talent through registered apprenticeship! The sessions will be held at the following locations and...