﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Florence Chamber of Commerce Events Newswire</title><link>http://www.flochamber.com</link><description>News related to Florence Chamber of Commerce</description><copyright>(c) 2026, Florence Chamber of Commerce All Rights Reserved.</copyright><ttl>5</ttl><item><title>2021 Young Professionals 1/1/2021  - 12/31/2021 </title><description>&lt;p&gt;The mission of the&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Young Professionals of Florence &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;group&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;is to mobilize the young professionals of Florence to support and enhance leadership, civic responsibility and business growth.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Simply put, we&amp;rsquo;re here for you. We hope that as this organization continues to grow, that it will be able to provide an increasing array of business and social services to all area young professionals looking for a network to help them reach out to the community.&lt;br /&gt;
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Membership Fee:&amp;nbsp; $35 per year - Membership Runs January - December 2021&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.florencescchamber.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=289</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2021 10:04:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2021 Emerging Leaders Summer Institute 6/22/2021  - 8/11/2021 </title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;"&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;Emerging Leaders Summer Institute&lt;/strong&gt; is a program designed to generate professional training and development, mentorship, community engagement and recruitment opportunities.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0099cc;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Due to Covid-19 and social distance protocols, some portions of this program may be offered online.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;"&gt;The purpose is to identify, develop and empower &amp;ldquo;Emerging Leaders&amp;rdquo;, specifically minorities, small business owners and innovative professionals poised to move into the next level of community and business leadership.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;"&gt;Program Strategies&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
	&lt;li style="margin-left: 0.25in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;"&gt;Communicate with community leaders and businesses&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li style="margin-left: 0.25in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;"&gt;Professional and personal leadership development and civic engagement&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li style="margin-left: 0.25in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;"&gt;Extensive networking with a diverse group of peers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li style="margin-left: 0.25in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;"&gt;Discovering your strengths and how to apply them as a leader&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;"&gt;Program Dates&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Tuesday, June 22&lt;sup&gt;nd&lt;/sup&gt;&amp;nbsp; - Orientation and Reception&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;"&gt;Wednesday, June 23&lt;sup&gt;rd&lt;/sup&gt;&amp;nbsp; - Retreat&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;"&gt;Wednesday July 14&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt;- Technology, Innovation and Industry&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;"&gt;Wednesday July 21&lt;sup&gt;st&lt;/sup&gt; - Education and Leadership Development&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;"&gt;Wednesday August 11&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; &amp;mdash;Government/Civic Engagement&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;"&gt;Graduation - To Be Determined&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;"&gt;Cost includes lunch and materials. While many candidates are sponsored by their employer, a limited number of partial scholarships are available.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;"&gt;Non-profit $199&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;"&gt;Small/Minority Business $250&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;"&gt;Corporate $500&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Georgia,serif;"&gt;For more information contact Les Echols of the Florence Chamber at (843) 665-0515.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.florencescchamber.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=295</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2021 09:05:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2021 - 2022 Ambassadors 7/1/2021  - 6/30/2022 </title><description>&lt;p&gt;The Chamber&amp;rsquo;s Ambassador Committee is made up of a group of individuals from member businesses who greet new members with ribbon cutting ceremonies and grand opening celebrations. If you&amp;rsquo;d like to learn more about becoming an ambassador, simply contact the Chamber at (843) 665-0515.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.florencescchamber.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=1296</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2021 08:48:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2021 - 2022 Business After Hours 7/1/2021  - 6/30/2022 </title><description /><link>https://web.florencescchamber.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=1299</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2021 10:29:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2021 - 2022 Website Advertising 7/1/2021  - 6/30/2022 </title><description /><link>https://web.florencescchamber.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=1305</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2021 16:29:56 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>