Events

The Richland County Office of Small Business Opportunity (OSBO) is beginning their 2024 Business Workshop Academy Build-Grow-Scale will host a virtual lunch and learn workshop on Monday, February 26, 2024 beginning at 12:00PM called Understanding Your Bonding Capacity: How to Open Doors to Contracting Opportunities. Presenter Peter C. Gibbs will provide participants information and resources on what you need to know as a contractor.  To register for this event, click here to go to Richland County...

  The South Carolina Department of Commerce (SC Commerce), South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW), and the South Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership (SC MEP) are pleased to host the Catalyst Advanced Manufacturing Assistance Program Matchmaker. South Carolina's small and medium-sized suppliers will have the opportunity to connect with the state's primes, OEMs, and Tier-1 suppliers to increase the amount of DoD-related business opportunities available to them.  For more information and to register, click here!

The City of Columbia is partnering with the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) on Tuesday, February 27th to host a webinar on learning more information on the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC).  For more information and to register, click here to go to the ERTC website or contact ERTC at (855)648-2955!  

Join the City of Columbia's Planning & Development Services and Engineering for a Development Deep Dive on Thursday, February 29th beginning at 9:30AM. During this session, participants will meet Planning and Development staff and learn about topics of interest to professional working in development and construction in the City of Columbia. To RSVP for this event, send an email to City of Columbia's Planning & Development department or if you have any questions or want more information...

Mota Crosslinking Business Academy will host the 4th Annual SC International Women In Business Day luncheon on Friday, March 8th beginning at 11:00AM.  For more information or tickets contact Mota Crosslinking Business Academy at (803)834-3448 or (803)220-6372.  You can also click on the link indicated in blue to send an email.

  In partnership with American Express, the Backing Small Business Grant Program supports economically vulnerable and under-resourced small businesses with community reach.  This year, eligible small business owners can apply for $10,000 grants for projects that grow or improve their businesses by building community, supporting their economic viability, or bolstering meaningful change. Applications will be accepted from 9:00AM CST (10:00AM EST) on March 14th through April 7, 2024 at 11:59PM CST (12:59AM EST). To learn...

The City of Columbia's Office of Business Opportunities will be hosting the Federal Tax Updates For Your Small Business webinar on Thursday, March 14th.  Senior Stakeholder Liaison, Evette Davis from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will be providing important information and resources to small business owners on preparing for the 2024 tax season! For more information and to register, click here to go to our Eventbrite page!

  The Richland County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.  is hosting the Show Me The Money: How To Finance Your Business webinar on Saturday, March 23rd beginning at 10:00AM via Zoom. Mr. Allen Brown of the SC Community Loan Fund and OBO Director, Ayesha Driggers will be participating in this event.  For more information and to register, click here to go to the event registration page!

Richland School District 2 will be hosting its inaugural Small and Minority Businesses Reverse Trade Show on Tuesday, March 26th at Richland 2 Institute of Innovation (R2i2), 763 Fashion Drive, Columbia, SC.  For more information and to register, click here to go to the Richland 2 Small and Minority Businesses Reverse Trade show webpage!

The City of Columbia's Office of Business Opportunities will be hosting the Bridging The Generational Gap in the Workplace Series: The Acquisition and Retention of Generation Z on Wednesday, March 27th virtually and in person at the Earlewood Park Community Center! Tyson K. Brown, Executive Director of Project OneWay will discuss how small business owners can use different tools to help acquire and keep Generation Z employees! For more information and to register, click here to go...

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!