SC Veteran's Business Outreach Center (VBOC) 2nd Annual Women's Entrepreneurship Summit. Free Program at the Bastin Hall Atrium(Link is external) includes:
The Benedict College Women's Business Center hosts a day of learning and networking at the Second Annual South Carolina Business Summit. Attendees can expect a packed agenda featuring keynote presentations, expert-led sessions, and interactive discussions focused on innovation, branding and business growth.
CAP Carolina: Unlocking Funding & Capital Resources for tech firms in South Carolina
CAP Carolina-2024 webinar series provides a comprehensive overview of various financing options for tech startups and small businesses at different stages of growth in South Carolina. Topics include early-stage private financing options, state and federal funds, venture capital resources, loan information, small business resources, and many more opportunities. Each webinar will feature a diverse range of speakers representing all different parts of deal flow.
The Richland County Office of Small Business Opportunity (OSBO) will be hosting the "Unlocking Opportunities: Effective Networking Strategies to Build, Grow, and Scale Your Business" workshop at noon on Thursday, August 22, 2024.
During this virtual workshop, participants will learn how to build/target/identify relationships for business growth, and how to initiate meaningful conversations to spark interest under 30 seconds.
CONNEX SC members will have the opportunity to connect with the state’s Primes, OEMs, and Tier-1 suppliers. Hosted in a speed-dating format, each appointment at the B2B event is 10 minutes. The event is free of charge and open to any S.C. company that is currently registered with CONNEX SC.
This is a CONNEX SC member-only event.
Government Contracting, Selling to Government
Expand your market and diversify your risk at Carolina Opportunities 2024 by learning how to market and sell effectively to the government. For the first time, this year's biennial SC-NC procurement conference will be held in South Carolina, on September 5th from 9am – 4:30pm at the Embassy Suites, 250 River Place in downtown Greenville.
Do you have some Intellectual Property you need to protect? Then register for this one-hour, free webinar. Learn more from an accomplished attorney in the field of patents, trademarks, and copyrights.
What you will learn:
Government Contracting and Procurement Programs
The Small Business Administration (SBA) provides several programs to help small businesses win federal contracts. Participation in these programs helps small businesses win a fair share of federal contracts, qualify for exclusive set-aside & sole-source contracts, partner with established contractors to win contracts, and get business mentoring & education to learn how federal contracting works. The Contract assistance programs covered in this webinar are:
Join the I-HOPE Women's Business Center for this spectacular one-day event that will strengthen leaders, build relationships and help entrepreneurs gain access to opportunities like never before. The I-HOPE Business Center is building a community of hope and a sisterhood of growth-minded professionals who want to strengthen their skills and expand their network.
The S.C. Coordinating Council for Economic Development (CCED) will be hosting a grants webinar to provide grant program participants with in-depth program information and reporting requirements.
Business Financing, Business Plan, International Trade, Marketing/Sales
This SC SBDC-hosted workshop has been prepared for South Carolina's exporters. Speakers for this event include members from the SC SBDC, Regions Bank, US Commercial Service, SC Department of Commerce, SBA International Trade Finance, EXIM Bank, and local business exporter panelists.