﻿<?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>2023 Young Professionals 1/1/2023  - 12/31/2023 </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; $40 per year - Membership Runs January - December 2023&lt;br /&gt;
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If you would like to download the application, &lt;a href="https://www.flochamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/YP-Application-2023.pdf"&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.florencescchamber.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3331</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2023 11:09:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2023 - 2024 Ambassadors 7/1/2023  - 6/29/2024 </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=3340</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2023 14:54:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2023 - 2024 Business After Hours 7/1/2023  - 6/30/2024 </title><description /><link>https://web.florencescchamber.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3341</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2023 14:56:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2023 - 2024 Website Advertising 7/1/2023  - 6/29/2024 </title><description /><link>https://web.florencescchamber.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3338</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2023 15:59:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2023 - 2024 Leadership Florence 8/1/2023  - 5/30/2024 </title><description>&lt;p&gt;Leadership Florence is a comprehensive nine-month program designed to identify, cultivate and motivate new leadership for the Greater Florence Area.&amp;nbsp; Participants will&amp;nbsp;increase their knowledge of the Greater Florence area, and enhance their involvement in community activities while further developing their leadership skills.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ATTENDANCE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The program begins with a Meet &amp;amp; Greet in August and ends with graduation in June 2024.&amp;nbsp; Sessions are one full day per month.&lt;br /&gt;
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You are also required to attend the half day Building Bridges Diversity Session&amp;nbsp;and one City/County Council Meeting. The Leadership Class will complete a class project during the program, in which the proceeds will be donated to chosen charities. Recent projects are Downtown Gala, Find Me Downtown , Disco Ball and Kickball for a Cause.&lt;br /&gt;
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Participants may not miss more than two days of class to graduate.&amp;nbsp; Attendance at all sessions is expected.&amp;nbsp; The Opening Retreat, Team Building Exercise and State Government are mandatory sessions.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;u&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TUITION&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
$1395 for members and $1795 for non-members. A $325 deposit must accompany this completed application. The tuition balance is due before Tueday, September 7, 2023. The Leadership Committee reserves the right to deny the participant eligibility for graduation for failure to attend scheduled sessions or non-payment of full tuition.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="https://www.flochamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Application-2023-2024.pdf"&gt;Click here to print the PDF application.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.florencescchamber.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3336</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2023 16:14:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2023 Fall Golf Classic 10/5/2023 11:00 AM - 10/5/2023 6:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;The Chamber will be holding its&amp;rsquo; Fall Golf Classic, sponsored by Field Fastener,&amp;nbsp;on Thursday, October 5th at Traces Golf Club. We expect to have a sellout field of local business &amp;amp; community golfers back on the course for some great golf, food, beverages, and fun.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Although all the team slots are sold out, there is still an opportunity for sponsorship!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Click &lt;a href="https://www.flochamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Fall-sponsorships-team.pdf"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to download a registration form.&lt;br /&gt;
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</description><link>https://web.florencescchamber.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3334</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2023 15:36:40 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2023 Innovate Florence 10/26/2023 8:30 AM - 10/26/2023 9:30 AM</title><description>&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height:107%"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height:107%"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Tahoma&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;Join the Greater Florence Chamber and the the City of Florence for a free breakfast, networking and business growth as part of a new partnership called Innovate Florence.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height:107%"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height:107%"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Tahoma&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;The event will take place on October 26th at 8:30 am at the City Center, located at 324 West Evans Street.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height:107%"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Tahoma&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;Innovate Florence is an exciting partnership where several local entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to speak about their business and challenges they face, and the community gives them feedback and support.&lt;br /&gt;
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The goal is to break down barriers and form meaningful connections.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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</description><link>https://web.florencescchamber.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3346</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2023 13:55:31 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>