South Carolina Business Week Commences July 13
July 10, 2014
CLINTON, SC – The annual South Carolina Business Week will commence July 13-18 on the campus of Presbyterian College in Clinton. For the past 30 years, the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce’s Business Week program has contributed to the preparation of young adults for the business environment by introducing them to the principles of leadership, teamwork and the American free enterprise system while promoting self-reliance, individual responsibility and entrepreneurship.
During the week, teams of top level high school students develop mock companies, led by company advisors loaned from some of South Carolina’s most successful entities like Michelin, SCANA, Colonial Life, Sun Printing, Midlands Technical College and United Way. When the students are not working on their business simulations in company teams, they are touring innovative manufacturing facilities, auditioning for a diverse talent show, sculpting new business ideas with “junk,” learning about life on a college campus, making new friends and preparing for the end-of-the-week graduation ceremony.
Business Week is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the high school students who attend to learn together on a college campus at no cost to them or their families.
There’s still room for company involvement too! This program operates thanks to the kind investment of dollars, time and talent from businesses across South Carolina. Companies interested in providing student sponsorships for Business Week should visit www.scbusinessweek.com or contact Robbie Barnett at 803-255-2625.
The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce, the nation’s first state chamber Accredited with Distinction by the U.S. Chamber, is the state’s largest statewide broad-based business and industry trade association representing more than 18,000 businesses and more than one million employees, with 90 percent of membership comprised of small businesses. As the unified voice for business and industry, the Chamber is a catalyst for increasing wealth and enhancing the state’s global competitiveness in order to improve the quality of life for all South Carolinians.
