S.C. Commerce is collaborating with the S.C. Automotive Council to host an Automotive B2B Supplier Matchmaker event on February 28. Taking place in conjunction with the S.C. Automotive Summit, the fourth annual event provides an opportunity for suppliers to connect with original equipment manufacturers and tier one suppliers statewide.
This year, companies, like BMW, Bosch, Continental, Draexlmaier, JTEKT, Michelin and Volvo Cars, will pre-select from the list of pre-registrant suppliers with whom they wish to meet. One-on-one, 10-minute meetings will then take place.
SC Commerce is leading a trade mission to Canada, a country responsible for more than $3 billion of South Carolina's export sales each year. Companies that are approved to attend will have one-on-one meetings with prospective distributors, agents and partners which are tailored to their business and goals. This multi-sector trade mission is open to all companies within South Carolina.
The SC Logistics initiative at the SC Council on Competitiveness is hosting an Industry Forum Wednesday, November 15 between 8-10 am at the Midlands Technical College Northeast Campus, which is located at 151 Powell Road in Columbia, SC. Several workforce development and educational programs will be presented, including the South Carolina’s Manufacturer’s Alliance Future Makers program, Apprenticeship Carolina and Midlands Technical College's new five-course supply chain and logistics program.
Last year's inaugural VentureSouth Summit was such a success that VentureSouth, Venture Carolina, Wells Fargo and S.C. Commerce are partnering to hold a 2017 summit. Taking place in Greenville, S.C. the two-day event will include opportunities for education, portfolio updates, networking and more. The event will also include VentureSouth's regular monthly meeting.
Chartner NEX Films, SC Commerce and Richland County are collaborating to host a subcontractor and supplier outreach event on Tuesday, November 7, 2017. Charter NEX Films, a blown film manufacturer, is building a new 140,000-square-foot facility in Richland County in the Carolina Pines industrial Park (Blythewood area). The company is looking for both subcontractors for construction, and suppliers for on-going operations.
Business interruptions due to an emergency or large-scale disaster take a toll on owners, employees and profits. The SC Emergency Management Division (SCEMD) is partnering with South Carolina business and industry to share resources needed to protect the well-being of a company and its employees. Our economy will rebound quickly from any disaster by making sure our local businesses are as ready as possible.
The SC Department of Commerce will host a booth at the 2018 Farnborough Air Show to promote South Carolina for foreign investment projects and help South Carolina companies reach the world’s aerospace markets. Therefore, SC Commerce and SC Aerospace are recruiting South Carolina companies to participate in the Air Show.
If you are interested in exhibiting at this leading composites show, you may be eligible to receive grant funds through the South Carolina Export Incentives Program.
Why exhibit at JEC World?
- From raw materials to processors, JEC World attracts over 40,000 professionals looking for innovation, new partners and insight on their industry’s future.
- Participate in B2B meetings.
- Network with representatives from over 100 countries.
Join industry executives, government leaders, university presidents, biotech and pharma executives and industry supporters from across America in Charleston for SCBIO 2017 -- "Building the Business of Life Sciences in SC" -- October 24-26, 2017 at Charleston’s Gaillard Auditorium.
Join Horne LLP for a Subcontractor Outreach event associated with housing rehabilitation for homes damaged during Hurricane Matthew in October 2016. Horne will be looking for subcontractors to help rehabilitate 1,350 homes in 24 South Carolina counties, with 800-1000 of those homes being in Marion and Horry Counties, South Carolina. The overall contract is for $52 million in construction work. Horne is very intersted in utilizing South Carolina subcontractors and suppliers.