Learn how to generate revenue from social media —leveraging affiliate marketing, brand partnerships, influencers, and creator funds—and selling on social media platforms.

Hear from Latine small business owners and learn how diversity, equity, and inclusion can be one of your company’s strongest assets in this special Hispanic Heritage Month session.

Escucha de voz de pequeños empresarios latinos y aprende cómo la diversidad, la igualdad y la inclusión pueden ser unos de los activos más fuertes de tu empresa, en esta sesión especial del Mes de la Cultura Hispana. (Toma nota que este evento será en inglés)

Say “Good Morning,” welcome new members and reconnect with familiar faces at our monthly Coffee Connect! Develop new contacts across multiple industries, collaborate with others doing business in your community and maximize your membership, all while enjoying delicious coffee at J. McLaughlin.

Are you overwhelmed by all the choices for marketing your business? Not sure where your time and money would be well spent? Are you just following what everyone else is doing and hope it works for you too? If this is you...then it sounds like you may need a marketing plan! Without a plan in place, you could potentially waste thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours trying to grow your business.

Learn how to drive website traffic, engagement, and sales.

Descubre cómo crear una estrategia de mercadeo efectiva con un plan personalizable que incluye los canales que puedes utilizar y cuándo, basado en tu presupuesto y tus mercados verticales.

Find out which supplier diversity certifications you may qualify for and how to take steps to acquire your certification(s), making your business more attractive to corporations and government agencies.

What's your end game? Do you have your ducks in a row for facing the inevitable? Join EO members and strategic partners for a hands-on, must-attend workshop to help you ensure you have planned for the future. You might think you have your I’s dotted and T’s crossed, but things change, and your estate planning should too. Come with questions, and leave with answers that protect you, your business, and your loved ones.

Build a compelling content schedule across channels to ramp up your social media activity

Connect and collaborate with your small business owner peers—a perfect opportunity to share insights, knowledge, and network

Join us for the Chamber’s second ACCESS: Mayoral Forum, which will feature lead candidates who are running for the office of Mayor in the City of North Charleston. Candidates will have the opportunity to address their distinct viewpoints on a wide range of topics vital to the advancement of a flourishing business environment.

Following the forum, there will be a reception where Chamber Members can meet the candidates and engage in further discourse.

What is Grok? It’s a multidisciplinary conference for pioneers across industries. It takes a menagerie of skills and differences to change the status quo. Our attendees and speakers lead teams, create businesses, cultivate expertise, and gather people to make something new.

Informed, motivated, and seeking fire? You’re our kind of person. Managers, developers, creators, strategic copywriters (gtfo ChatGPT), designers, and folks who create their own products; you’ll find all of them here.

We’ve selected 5 world class speakers for 2023. Our speakers will focus their sessions around creating new businesses, design and development, understanding human behavior, project management, and other related topics.

Facilitators will lead themed breakout sessions where you’re encouraged to bring your own ideas. Make a friend, share a challenge, start a conversation. The rest is up to you.

The Opportunity SC Conference is the largest comprehensive community development convention and forum in South Carolina. Spanning three days, Wednesday, October 4 through Friday, October 6, 2023 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, the 24th annual conference exposes attendees to integrated, innovative and sustainable solutions for low-wealth communities across our state and region.

This year's conference will focus on the theme "Build. Grow. Own. Thrive" and feature four different tracks of breakout sessions. The "Build" track will cover topics related to community development. The "Grow" track will focus on the unique challenges and emerging opportunities in South Carolina's rural communities. The "Own" track will focus on the needs of micro and small businesses. The "Thrive" track, in partnership with the SC Food Policy, will focus on food and health policy strategies.

The S.C. Manufacturers Alliance is pleased to host the 2023 South Carolina Manufacturing Summit B2B Supplier Matchmaker in partnership with the S.C. Department of Commerce. Open to all S.C. suppliers, the B2B Supplier Matchmaker is

the perfect opportunity to connect with representatives from statewide manufacturing facilities.

Hosted in a speed-dating format, each appointment is 15 minutes!

Join us to meet your supplier match!

Two full days of entrepreneurial programming.

• Expert-led breakout sessions
• Startup expo with 75 exhibiting companies
• Investment firms from across the Southeast

The Upstate Entrepreneur Ecosystem welcomes Travis Sheridan, the Chief Community Officer of Wexford Science and Technology. Join us for lunch as Travis outlines the tools and tactics you can use immediately to build a meaningful community. These tools have been refined over nearly 30 years of testing in the field -- with much success and a few failures.

Want to stand out from the crowd? Want your reach and influence to grow organically? What to turn admirers into advocates? It starts with building an authentic community around your brand, your company, your service, or your organization. There are ways to create moments of serendipity, but it can't be left to chance -- it must be engineered.

In this session we will spend time Topics include: - Some will. Some won't. So what? Move on. - I want to meet you. I want to know you. I want to help you. - Attract. Develop. Promote. - So an attorney and an acrobat walked into a bar... - It's not about you! (Sorry, Dr Phil) - Kindtagious: The ideal pandemic

This workshop is for anyone looking to start a non-profit and is committed to providing a community service. The presenter will show you step by step, how he set up a non-profit in 6 months, without a lawyer, how to create a legal non-profit structure, mapping out your program service, and making the case for funding.

In today's digital age, building a strong personal brand is crucial for success as a startup founder. During this webinar, our expert speakers will share invaluable insights and strategies for leveraging LinkedIn to grow your personal brand. LinkedIn, the world's largest professional network, offers endless opportunities to connect, influence, and establish yourself as a thought leader in your industry. From optimizing your profile and creating compelling content to building a network this webinar, you'll learn how to easily create content, build a community and a narrative on LinkedIn that opens doors you didn't think were possible.

Join us for Chamber 360, hosted by Hyatt Place Mount Pleasant Towne Centre. This program is designed for new and current members. You’ll have the opportunity to make introductions, learn about and connect with fellow Chamber members. Then you’ll receive a quick overview of the Chamber and an in-depth look at the Chamber’s key focus areas which will offer opportunities to maximize your membership. Following the program, we invite you to attend our Chamber Connect, onsite, for networking with a cash bar.

Whether you attended the Chamber 360 before this event or not, this connection opportunity is unmatched! Join us at the beautiful Hyatt Place Mount Pleasant Towne Centre to meet with fellow members and connect over drinks.

Throughout the evening, hotel robot R2-DT will be interacting with attendees. Make sure to say hi to it!

Building a strong brand presence is essential for success, but it can be challenging, especially when resources are limited. During this live and interactive webinar, we will provide you with essential strategies and practical tips to help you establish a compelling brand without breaking the bank. Our expert, Ana Pessanha, will share her insights on maximizing your brand impact while working within budget constraints. Join us to upscale your branding skills and network with startup founders who have similar interests to yours.

Venture Trailblazers is an exclusive event series that connects leading investors, founders, and ecosystem leaders from across the globe to discuss the latest trends in startups and venture capital. For this edition, we welcome Scott Belsky (Chief Strategy Officer and EVP, Adobe; Co-Founder of Behance). The goal of Venture Trailblazers is to educate and connect the founders, leaders, mentors, and investors across the global Founder Institute, VC Lab, and FI Venture Networks.

This webinar is designed to help small business owners understand their Federal and South Carolina State tax responsibilities.

Building a great Co-Founder team is one of the most difficult yet important steps in founding a startup. While many founders may start alone, there are multiple benefits of having a Co-Founder, and taking the time to establish a quality team can mean the difference between failure and success. Join us for this fun and interactive event where you will learn best practices for building and formalizing a Co-Founder relationship. In addition, you will have the opportunity to network with other entrepreneurs who are looking for a Co-Founder at virtual tables and speed networking sessions.

Network with other founders and learn the best practices for forming Co-Founder relationships

Building a great Co-Founder team is one of the most difficult yet important steps in founding a startup. While many founders may start alone, there are multiple benefits of having a Co-Founder, and taking the time to establish a quality team can mean the difference between failure and success. Join us for this fun and interactive event where you will learn best practices for building and formalizing a Co-Founder relationship. In addition, you will have the opportunity to network with other entrepreneurs who are looking for a Co-Founder at virtual tables and speed networking sessions.What Will You Accomplish

• You will learn the best practices for finding the right Co-Founder
• You will meet startup enthusiasts and experts from around the world
• You will shortlist potential Co-Founders

The Franchise Industry, is at times, a "misunderstood" approach to Business Ownership.

LEARN:

Myths vs Reality of Franchise Ownership

Pros & Cons of owing a Franchise

How to "FAIL" at Franchise Ownership

$$ to Start a Franchise

The CDC Annual Oyster Roast is back! Come out and enjoy a fun night of networking and oyster shucking with fellow members of the Charleston Tech Community. All CDC Members received an access/promo code for a discount plus 1-2 complimentary tickets depending on membership level.

Are you inclined to leverage LinkedIn to its fullest potential for driving revenue? Join us for an in-depth exploration of how to harness the true power of the largest business network in the world to generate substantial sales for your startup. In this live and interactive webinar, our guest speaker, Mira Wattar, will reveal tested practical tactics to help you maximize your LinkedIn strategy. Learn how to connect and engage with your community more effectively in this hands-on, 30-minute webinar followed by a Q&A and networking.

Get actionable, instant feedback on your startup

To launch a great startup, it is critical to get feedback on your ideas from entrepreneurs who have been there and done that. First, you'll learn the best practices for creating a concise and compelling elevator pitch. Then, you will have the opportunity to share your pitch with other entrepreneurs, advisors, and investors at virtual tables for instant feedback. Even if you don't want to share your pitch, you can still join to hear other startup ideas and witness how the experts review a pitch. What You'll Learn:

• How to give a concise yet compelling elevator pitch
• What investors are looking for in a startup pitch
• Specific advice and feedback on your pitch and startup ideas

THE event for South Carolina Founders by South Carolina Founders. Every business owner needs the support of a community. Let’s build one in SC. Meet people on the same journey as you, no matter where you are in your entrepreneurial ventures. 100% of ticket sales go to local charities.

Your pitch deck can make or break your ability to captivate your audience. We're inviting you to a tailored workshop where our guest expert Dorothy Fulop will introduce the essential components of a persuasive pitch and demonstrate how to craft a compelling narrative. Discover the key elements that grab attention, engage investors or stakeholders, and leave a lasting impact. This event will focus on powerful but often overlooked tools to supercharge pitch decks. The main goal is to introduce branding and presentation principles, helping founders master the art of creating impactful pitch decks for greater success.

With 2,000+ attendees each year, the SC Manufacturing Conference and Expo is one of the largest manufacturing events in the Southeast.

The Conference’s anchor event will be the 25th annual Salute to Manufacturing Awards Luncheon, where up to 30 of the state’s manufacturers will be honored with a variety of excellence awards. Other events on the agenda will explore topics such as: Industry 4.0 technologies, aerospace, logistics, supply chain, workforce, and economic forecasts for the auto and aero industries.

SCMEP will present a wide range of training and informational sessions on host topics that are ‘hot’ for South Carolina’s manufacturers. Sessions will focus on Workforce (Leadership, Recruitment & Retention, Apprenticeships, High Performing Teams, State Workforce Incentives), MFG 4.0 (Artificial intelligence, Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality, Automation, and MFG4.0 in Logistics), Supply Chain, Risk Management, Project Management and Energy Management.

Hear from seasoned women leaders and professionals. Join us for a day of learning, empowerment and networking!