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Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce Small Business Forum

The Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce, along with the SC Department of Commerce, will be hosting a small business forum designed to help small business owners explore various resources available across the state. Whether you are thinking about starting a business or have a existing company, there will be information shared to benefit everyone. Topics will include business development resources, state and federal contracting opportunities and access to capital.

SCBIO 2018

Join industry executives, government leaders, university presidents, biotech and pharma executives and industry supporters from across America in Charleston for SCBIO 2018. Taking place October 23-25, 2018 at Charleston’s Gaillard Auditorium, the annual event will feature intensive networking opportunities, innovation updates and strategic discussions with leaders from a broad spectrum of life sciences industries, including medical devices, bio-manufacturing, drug discovery, pharmaceuticals, diagnostics and testing, biofuels and materials, agriculture and more.

Arab Health 2019

Join SC Commerce in the USA Pavilion in Dubai at Arab Health 2019. Arab Health is the largest and most influential healthcare industry event in the Middle East. This show brings together the world’s leading healthcare manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and organizations. The 2018 event welcomed more than 4,100 exhibiting companies and 84,400 attendees from more than 160 countries, highlighting its strength as the region’s leading exhibition in the healthcare industry.

3Phase: SBIR/STTR Workshop

Learn the aspects of writing a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant by attending this upcoming 3Phase workshop. Attendees will learn about the history of these grants, as well as eligibility requirements, funding sources and agency differences. 

Aimed at informing participants about what reviewers look for when reviewing grant applications, the workshop is designed for more than just entreprenuers. It's designed for the entire small business community. 

3Phase: SBIR/STTR Workshop with SiMT

On September 27, 3Phase will be holding a special edition of its workshop series as part of the upcoming National Science Board listening session, which will be hosted by the Southeastern Institute of Manufacturing and Technology (SiMT) and National Science Foundation.

3Phase: SBIR/STTR Workshop

Learn the aspects of writing a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant by attending this upcoming 3Phase workshop. Attendees will learn about the history of these grants, as well as eligibility requirements, funding sources and agency differences. 

Aimed at informing participants about what reviewers look for when reviewing grant applications, the workshop is designed for more than just entreprenuers. It's designed for the entire small business community. 

S.C. Manufacturing Conference and Expo B2B Supplier Networking

The SC Department of Commerce, SCBizNews and the SC Manufacturing Extension Partnership are collaborating to host a business-to-business supplier networking session as part of the South Carolina Manufacturing Conference on September 11, 2018. Taking place at the TD Convention Center in Greenville, the session will feature original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and tier one suppliers, all in one hall, available to meet suppliers and learn about their products and services. 

The registration deadline is August 8, 2018. 

SC Aerospace Conference and Expo: Business-to-Business Matchmaker

The SC Department of Commerce will be hosting a business-to-business supplier matchmaker event as part of the annual SC Aerospace Conference and Expo. 

The matchmaker event is an opportunity for aerospace suppliers to connect with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and tier one suppliers. The event is an industry focused “speed-dating” event between procurement representatives and potential manufacturing suppliers.

3Phase: SBIR/STTR Workshop

Attend this upcoming 3Phase workshop, and learn the aspects of writing Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grants, including: history, eligibility, sources of funding and agency differences and more. With more than 50 years of technology commercialization expertise, the 3Phase team specializes in assisting entrepreneurs go beyond just the technical requirements.

Export University 201: Compliance

Export University 201: Compliance will provide attendes with information on how to be in full compliance with a host of US export regulations. Discussion will focus on the proper standards by which to determine origin and how to label the origin of items.