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At the SBA, our workshops and webinars provide entrepreneurs, startups, and small businesses the professional preparation required to grow in today’s business world. With workshops and webinars, you can focus on developing your business acumen. Please click on any course for workshop description. Join us in participating in some of our training workshops and webinars.

Webinars

Financing your Small Business Webinar
Tuesday, November 14, 2017 – 9:00am EST
SBA Sponsored
Registration Required

Is Owning a Business a Good Fit for You?
Tuesday, November 21, 2017 – 9:00am EST
SBA Sponsored
Registration Required

Differences and Similarities of Nonprofit and For-Profit Entities
Tuesday, November 28, 2017 – 9:00am EST
SBA Sponsored
Registration Required

Ask the SBA and SCORE!
Tuesday, November 28, 2017 – 10:00am EST
SBA Sponsored
Registration Required

In-Person Workshops

Capital Access and Contracting: Two Components Needed for Business …
Tuesday, November 7, 2017 – 11:00am EST
SBA Sponsored
SiMT Gould Business Incubator
1951 Pisgah Rd
Florence, SC 29501
Registration Required

Business for Breakfast: Government Contracting 101 for Small …
Wednesday, November 8, 2017 – 8:30am EST
SBA Participating
Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce
701 Craven Street
Beaufort, SC 29902
Registration Required

Measuring the Effectiveness of Your Website, Facebook, and Online …
SCORE Business Mentor
Wednesday, November 8, 2017 – 10:00am EST
Resource Partner
Southern Wesleyan University
802 East Martintown Road, Classroom 10
North Augusta, SC 29841
Registration Required

Small Business Resource Day
Wednesday, November 15, 2017 – 9:00am EST
SBA Sponsored
Strom Thurmond Building
1835 Assembly Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Registration Required

Start Your Business With The SBA and SCORE!
Wednesday, November 15, 2017 – 10:00am EST
SBA Sponsored
SC Works
700 Taylor Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Registration Required

Measuring the Effectiveness of Your Website, Facebook, and Online …
SCORE Business Mentor
Friday, November 17, 2017 – 10:00am EST
Resource Partner
Agriculture Center
1555 Richland Ave, East
Aiken, SC 29801
Registration Required

Start Your Business With The SBA and SCORE!
Wednesday, November 29, 2017 – 10:00am EST
SBA Sponsored
SC Works
700 Taylor Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Registration Required

 

SBA South Carolina District Office
1835 Assembly Street, Suite 1425
Columbia, SC, 29201
Phone: (803)765-5377
www.sba.gov/sc

 

 

 

SouthernCarolina Alliance is pleased to announce the location of a regional office in Beaufort County, located at 110 Traders Cross in Bluffton. The SCA office will be in suites 228 & 229, in the same location as the Beaufort County Economic Development Commission Office. To reach our staff at the new office, please contact Sandy Steele at 843.908.9409 or our regular number: 803.541.0023.

SouthernCarolina Alliance would also like to welcome Beaufort County’s new director of economic development, Mr. John O’Toole.

An award-winning economic development professional with expertise in economic development, community outreach, industrial development, business expansion and retention, John served as the lead community relations and economic development professional at Eversource in Hartford, CT, before accepting his position with Beaufort County.

Mr. O’Toole was recognized with the 2017 Connecticut Economic Development Association “Presidents Award”; the 2010 Northeast Economic Development Association’s “Developer of the Year” in Connecticut; and the 2006 Connecticut Economic Development Association “Member of the Year.”

SouthernCarolina Alliance’s board and staff have already begun orientation efforts with Mr. O’Toole and leaders from Beaufort County, and we look forward to our new partnership.

Mr. John O’Toole, Beaufort County’s new director of economic development.

Coca-Cola Consolidated to Invest $5 Million in
New Jasper County Distribution Center

November 2, 2017

RIDGELAND, S.C. – Coca-Cola Consolidated will invest more than $5 million in a new sales and distribution center at the Cypress Ridge Industrial Park in Ridgeland, bringing 45 existing jobs with the operation and creating at least 20 new jobs.

According to Steve Curtis, the local branch manager for Coca-Cola Consolidated, the company chose the Cypress Ridge Spec Building in Jasper County because of the convenient location and workforce advantages at the site.

“Coke Consolidated has a rich history in South Carolina, and this investment reinforces the commitment we have to the state,” said Curtis. “This new facility will help us operate more efficiently to better serve our retail customers and loyal consumers throughout the region while creating jobs.”

Coca-Cola Consolidated has seven locations in SouthCarolina, and employs more than 1200 people in the state. The new facility will handle sales and distribution of Coca-Cola products throughout Allendale, Bamberg, Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton and Jasper Counties.

“Coca-Cola has been an important partner to our state for a long time – employing over 1,200 South Carolinians,” said S.C. Governor Henry McMaster. “Every time a company like Coca-Cola decides to invest in South Carolina, it shows the world that there is no company too big or too small to find success here.”

“Coca-Cola Consolidated has been a longtime member of the South Carolina business community, and we’re thrilled that they continue to invest in our state and its people. We look forward to watching this partnership thrive in the years ahead,” added S.C. Secretary of Commerce Bobby Hitt.

“Jasper County welcomes Coca-Cola to our business and industrial community,” said Jasper County Council Chairman Marty Sauls, who also serves as Vice Chairman of SouthernCarolina Alliance. “We are proud that this highly respected and globally recognized American brand has chosen to grow their operations in our community. We also appreciate the jobs that this investment will bring because every job created affects a family in our region.”

“SouthernCarolina Alliance salutes Coca-Cola for their commitment to creating jobs and investment in our region, and we look forward to working with the company in the years to come,” added SouthernCarolina Alliance Chairman Buddy Phillips.

According to Mayor Joey Malphrus of Ridgeland, “We are delighted that this renowned company has chosen to invest in Ridgeland, where we look forward to providing the fine workforce and outstanding locational assets that Coca-Cola and other companies seek for manufacturing and distribution.”

About Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated
Coke Consolidated is the largest independent Coca-Cola bottler in the United States. Our Purpose is to honor God, serve others, pursue excellence and grow profitably. For 115 years, we have been deeply committed to the consumers, customers, and communities we serve and passionate about the broad portfolio of beverages and services we offer. We make, sell and distribute beverages of The Coca-Cola Company and other partner companies in more than 300 brands and flavors across 14 states to over 65 million consumers.

Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Coke Consolidated is traded on the NASDAQ under the symbol COKE. More information about the company is available at www.cokeconsolidated.com.

Allendale County Alive, Southeastern Housing & Community Development and the SC Association for Community Economic Development will be hosting a LANDOWNER WORKSHOP on November 2, 2017 at the James Brandt Building in Allendale.  Please RSVP to Allendale County Alive at 803-584-3600. Dinner will be provided.

 

 Landowner workshop flyer Nov 2