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Calendar
MAY 15: Professional Referrals Network meeting. 12:30-1:30 p.m. at the Omar Shrine Center, Mount Pleasant. Cost $9. Information: Beth Kempton, 762-8042.
MAY 15: S.C. Women’s Business Center workshop. 6-8 p.m. at Small Business Development office, North Charleston. Topic: To buy a franchise (or not); What are your options? Cost: $25. Information: 740-6160.
MAY 15: Leadership Charleston Alumni Reunion. 5:30-7 p.m. Cost: $15 for Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce members; $20 at the door. Information: Samantha Test, stest@charlestonchamber.org.
MAY 15: Charleston Business Network meeting. Noon at the Sunflower Cafe in West Ashley. Information: Doug Holladay, mdh53@bellsouth.net.
MAY 15-16: SCORE seminar. 6-9 p.m. at Tate Center for Entrepreneurship, downtown Charleston. Topic: A two-night Small Business Resource Center seminar on starting and running a business. Cost: $50 in advance; $55 at the door. Information: 727-4778 or visit www.score285.org.
MAY 16: Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce presentation. 7:30-9 a.m. at the Holiday Inn, Mount Pleasant. Topic: East Cooper ABC and Armed Forces Month. Cost: $15 in advance; $20 at the door. Information: Samantha Test, stest@charlestonchamber.org.
MAY 16: Business Network International, Mount Pleasant chapter meeting. 12 p.m. at The Old Village Post House Restaurant, Mount Pleasant. Information: Chris Benoit, 881-6656, or visit www.bniofthelowcountry.com/oldposthouse.htm.
MAY 16: S.C. World Trade Center Embassy Series. The Harbour Club, Charleston. Speaker: Giovanni Castellaneta, ambassador of Italy to the United States. Cost: $70 for members; $90 for non-members. Information: Dianne Price, dprice@scwtc.org or 852-9880, or Rebecca Marriott, rmarriott@scwtc.org.
MAY 16: S.C. Women’s Business Center workshop. 6-9 p.m. at SCWBC office, North Charleston. Topic: How to write a business plan and start your business in South Carolina. Cost: $30. Information: 740-6160.
MAY 17: Association of Information Technology Professionals luncheon. 11:30 a.m. at the Riverview Holiday Inn. Speaker: Timothy Griffin. Cost: $12 for members; $20 for non-members. Information: www.aitp-charleston.org or contact Michael Painter, 971-5159.
MAY 17: Mount Pleasant Business and Professional Association meeting. 12-1:30 p.m. at Alhambra Hall, Mount Pleasant. Speaker: Arthur Ravenel. Cost: $12 for members; $15 for non-members. Information: Chuck Diggle, 972-2356.
MAY 18: Well Work place roundtable. 12-1:30 p.m. at Trident Medical Center. Topic: Quarterly lunch forum for mutual support and resource sharing among area employers actively engaged in strategic work place wellness efforts. Information: 797-4838.
MAY 19: Financial aid workshop. 10 a.m.-12 p.m. at Trident Technical College main campus. Topic: Learn how financial aid, including lottery-funded tuition assistance, can help pay for college. Information: 574-6110.
MAY 21: The Jessamine Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association meeting. 6:30 p.m. at Sweetwater Cafe, Summerville. Learn more about community and national scholarship program for girls and networking opportunities for women in the business community. Information: Shirlie Taylor, 873-6769.
MAY 22: Charleston chapter of the South Carolina Association of Nonprofit Organizations training. 1-4:30 p.m. at First Federal, Mall Drive. Topic: Human Resources. Cost: $60 for SCANPO members; $75 for non-members. Information: www.scanpo.org/train_workshop.asp.
MAY 22: S.C. Women’s Business Center workshop. 6-8 p.m. at Small Business Development Center office, North Charleston. Topic: How to get a business loan. Cost: $25. Information: 740-6160.
MAY 22: Center for Women event. 6 p.m. at the Tate Center for Entrepreneurship, downtown Charleston. Topic: Mothers and daughters in business. Speakers: Carrie Bailey-Morey and Callie White, Callie’s Charleston Biscuits, and Darcy Whalen and Ashleigh Kresslein, Simply Divine Home & Garden. Cost: $20 for members; $25 for non-members. Information: 763-7333 or visit www.c4women.org.
MAY 23: Business Network International, Mount Pleasant chapter meeting. 12 p.m. at The Old Village Post House Restaurant, Mount Pleasant. Information: Chris Benoit, 881-6656, or visit www.bniofthelowcountry.com/oldposthouse.htm.
MAY 23: Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business Awards Luncheon. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at the Charleston Area Convention Center. Cost: $20 for members; $30 for non-members. Information: Samantha Test, stest@charlestonchamber.org.
MAY 26: Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce’s Business After Hours. 5:30-7 p.m. at Riley Park. Cost: $15 in advance; $20 at the door. Information: Samantha Test, stest@charlestonchamber.org.
MAY 29-31: S.C. International Trade Conference. Conference will recognize scholarship winners. Application deadline: March 30. Registration: www.scitc.org. Information: Byron Miller, bmiller@scspa.com.
MAY 30: Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce presentation. 7:30-9:30 a.m. at the Charleston Area Convention Center from 7:30 – 9:30 a.m. Topic: North ABC and North Charleston Candidate Forum. Cost: $15 or $20 at the door. Information: Samantha Test, stest@charlestonchamber.org.
MAY 30: Business Network International, Mount Pleasant chapter meeting. 12 p.m. at The Old Village Post House Restaurant, Mount Pleasant. Information: Chris Benoit, 881-6656, or visit www.bniofthelowcountry.com/oldposthouse.htm.
JUNE 5: Professional Referrals Network meeting. 12:30-1:30 p.m. at the Omar Shrine Center, Mount Pleasant. Cost $9. Information: Beth Kempton, 762-8042.
JUNE 6: Business Network International, Mount Pleasant chapter meeting. 12 p.m. at The Old Village Post House Restaurant, Mount Pleasant. Information: Chris Benoit, 881-6656, or visit www.bniofthelowcountry.com/oldposthouse.htm.
JUNE 12: Charleston Women in International Trade luncheon. 11:45 a.m. at the North Charleston Convention Center. Speaker: Bob Geolas, executive director of the Clemson University’s International Center for Automotive Research. Topic: How CU-ICAR is becoming a model for engineering advances as well as economic development. Cost: $20 members; $25 non-members. Information: 529-5011 or cwit@scspa.com, or visit www.cwitsc.org.
JUNE 13: Business Network International, Mount Pleasant chapter meeting. 12 p.m. at The Old Village Post House Restaurant, Mount Pleasant. Information: Chris Benoit, 881-6656, or visit www.bniofthelowcountry.com/oldposthouse.htm.
JUNE 14: Charleston Regional Business Journal Power Breakfast Series. Topic: Making progress in public education. Elected officials, education experts and educators discuss the future of public education in the Charleston region. Cost: $25. Information: Ruthie Sullivan, 849-3131.
JUNE 14: Charleston chapter of the South Carolina Association of Nonprofit Organizations training. 1-4:30 p.m. at First Federal, Mall Drive. Topic: Financial management and stewardship. Cost: $60 for SCANPO members; $75 for non-members. Information: www.scanpo.org/train_workshop.asp.
JUNE 19: Professional Referrals Network meeting. 12:30-1:30 p.m. at the Omar Shrine Center, Mount Pleasant. Cost $9. Information: Beth Kempton, 762-8042.
JUNE 19: Financial Aid workshop. 6:30-8 p.m. at Trident Technical College main campus. Topic: Learn how financial aid, including lottery-funded tuition assistance, can help pay for college. Information: 574-6110.
JUNE 20: Business Network International, Mount Pleasant chapter meeting. 12 p.m. at The Old Village Post House Restaurant, Mount Pleasant. Information: Chris Benoit, 881-6656, or visit www.bniofthelowcountry.com/oldposthouse.htm.
JUNE 21: Mount Pleasant Business and Professional Association meeting. 12-1:30 p.m. at Alhambra Hall, Mount Pleasant. Speaker: Mac Burdette, Mount Pleasant town administrator. Cost: $12 for members; $15 for non-members. Information: Chuck Diggle, 972-2356.
JUNE 27: Business Network International, Mount Pleasant chapter meeting. 12 p.m. at The Old Village Post House Restaurant, Mount Pleasant. Information: Chris Benoit, 881-6656, or visit www.bniofthelowcountry.com/oldposthouse.htm.
JULY 3: Professional Referrals Network meeting. 12:30-1:30 p.m. at the Omar Shrine Center, Mount Pleasant. Cost $9. Information: Beth Kempton, 762-8042.
JULY 11: Business Network International, Mount Pleasant chapter meeting. 12 p.m. at The Old Village Post House Restaurant, Mount Pleasant. Information: Chris Benoit, 881-6656, or visit www.bniofthelowcountry.com/oldposthouse.htm.
JULY 17: Professional Referrals Network meeting. 12:30-1:30 p.m. at the Omar Shrine Center, Mount Pleasant. Cost $9. Information: Beth Kempton, 762-8042.
JULY 18: Business Network International, Mount Pleasant chapter meeting. 12 p.m. at The Old Village Post House Restaurant, Mount Pleasant. Information: Chris Benoit, 881-6656, or visit www.bniofthelowcountry.com/oldposthouse.htm.
JULY 19: Mount Pleasant Business and Professional Association meeting. 12-1:30 p.m. at Alhambra Hall, Mount Pleasant. Topic: Advertising. Cost: $12 for members; $15 for non-members. Information: Chuck Diggle, 972-2356.
JULY 19: National Association of Professional Organizers meeting. 9 a.m. at Earth Fare on Folly Road, West Ashley. Cost: Free for members; $15 for non-members. Information: Madeleine DeNitto, membership director, membership@napocharleston.org or 889-3280.
JULY 25: Business Network International meeting, Mount Pleasant chapter. 12 p.m. at The Old Village Post House Restaurant, Mount Pleasant. Information: Chris Benoit, 881-6656, or visit www.bniofthelowcountry.com/oldposthouse.htm.
AUG. 1: Well Workplace workshop. 12-1:30 p.m. at Trident Medical Center. A quarterly forum for mutual support and resource sharing among area employers actively engaged in strategic workplace wellness efforts. Information: 797-4838.
AUG. 1: Well Workplace University training. 8 a.m.-2 p.m. at Trident Technical College. As part of the “Well Region of Charleston” initiative, training is being offered to human resource and health benefit professionals, wellness program leaders, occupational health and safety specialists, and other business leaders wishing to build results-oriented worksite wellness programs, using the Wellness Councils of America model. Cost: $25. Information: 797-FIND.
AUG. 1: Business Network International meeting, Mount Pleasant chapter. 12 p.m. at The Old Village Post House Restaurant, Mount Pleasant. Information: Chris Benoit, 881-6656, or visit www.bniofthelowcountry.com/oldposthouse.htm.
AUG. 1-3: Human Resources Institute Certificate Series. At Doubletree Suites in Charleston. Cost: $499-$649 for members; team discounts available. Information: Alexa Stillwell, 803-255-2621 or www.scchamber.net.
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