Building Bridges is a group experience in cultural diversity and competence. The keynote presentation will be followed by interactive panel discussions on workplace diversity, community diversity, cultural competence as well as faith and values. The community is encouraged to attend, along with other business and community leaders. The mission of Building Bridges is to enable […]

You’re invited to join the Florence Chamber for our annual State of the City & County Luncheon to be held on Tuesday, March 20th. The expect crowd of 500 community and area business leaders will hear Kent Caudle speak about issues and growth in Florence County and Mayor Stephen Wukela will touch on the progress […]

  The Florence Chamber, in conjunction with the Darlington Chamber of Commerce, continues its popular annual tradition of celebrating Administrative Professionals Day on Wednesday, April 25th at SiMT. The celebration will begin at 11:00 am with vendor exhibits and the program and lunch starts at 12:00 noon. The event is full of great door prizes and […]

The Florence Chamber invites you to join us for an after hours event hosted by Lee Hyundai of Florence. Come out on Thursday, April 26th from 5:30 – 7:00 pm at their location on 2542 West Palmetto Street for great food, drinks and networking. Be sure to bring lots of business cards! RSVP by clicking […]

The purpose of the breakfast is to teach attendees about the purchasing process with the City of Florence and other major corporations. SMBCC representatives will deliver a presentation on the process for becoming certified as a minority or woman-owned business in order to secure state contracting and procurement opportunities. BENEFITS OF THIS OPPORTUNITY INCLUDE: Access […]

Please join the Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce for a fantastic day on the links! The 2018 Spring Golf Classic presented by Raldex, will be bigger and better than ever with one flight, lots of vendors and networking opportunities and of course, plenty of golf! Join us on Thursday, May 3rd beginning at 11 am […]

Certain Census tracts in Florence, which incudes the downtown area, have been designated as qualifying “Opportunity Zones.”  Opportunity Zones are a new community development program established by Congress as a part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, they are designed to encourage long-term private investments in specific census tracts selected by the […]

The Leadership Florence Alumni Association & Emerging Leaders Alumni invites you for a one-of-a-kind, reunion event in the heart of Florence's downtown. The event will take place in the beautiful penthouse suite at Hotel Florence and will feature food, drinks and the Florence After Five festival taking place below. Tickets are FREE for Alumni members […]

Join us on Thursday, May 31st! Downtown Florence has undergone significant change in recent years, so to celebrate and showcase our progress, we invite you to the Downtown Florence Open House, where you’ll have the chance to win $250 in cash and the first 100 visitors have the chance to win downtown shopping gift cards! […]