Students from Across the State Attending South Carolina Business Week
July 23, 2012
CLINTON, SC – July 23, 2012 – Approximately 190 of South Carolina’s brightest high school students will descend upon Presbyterian College in Clinton, S.C. July 15-20 for South Carolina Business Week, presented by the South Carolina Cable Television Association (SCCTA).
Each year, Business Week offers students the unique opportunity to interact with business leaders and student peers to learn more about the ins and outs of the business world and a successful career. In addition, students will have the opportunity to live on the campus of Presbyterian College, the host of South Carolina Business Week, and participate in a unique business simulation, Entrepreneur, provided by Interpretive Simulations.
During the week, teams of students will develop mock companies, led by company advisors loaned from some of South Carolina’s most prestigious businesses. Students will attend workshops to learn about all aspects of business and test newly acquired knowledge in a computer business simulation designed to achieve a real company feel with challenging, real-world situations. Along with an emphasis on teamwork and leadership skills, Business Week includes programs on the stock market, ethics in business, personal finance, leadership profiling, diversity in business and entrepreneurship. The Business Week faculty is made of South Carolina professionals and CEOs in business, education and government who share their specialized knowledge and skills with students.
About the SC Chamber
The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce, the nation’s first state chamber Accredited with Distinction by the U.S. Chamber, is South Carolina’s largest statewide broad-based business and industry trade association representing more than 6,500 member companies and more than 600,000 member 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 per capita income and enhancing the state’s global competitiveness in order to improve the quality of life for all South Carolinians.
