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!