﻿<?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>SBA Meet and Greet 11/2/2023 2:00 PM - 11/2/2023 4:00 PM</title><description>&lt;p style="margin:0in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt"&gt;Join the Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce for an informative Meet and Greet with the US Small Business Administration. The event will be held at the Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce (100 West Evans Street) from 2-4pm. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="margin:0in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt"&gt;SBA representatives will be on hand to discuss:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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	&lt;li style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt"&gt;SBA products and services&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt"&gt;Financial Assistance for small business&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt"&gt;Working with the Federal Government&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12.0pt"&gt;Q&amp;amp;A with professionals&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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</description><link>https://web.florencescchamber.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3347</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2023 11:00:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2023 Community Healthcare Breakfast 11/3/2023 7:30 AM - 11/3/2023 9:00 AM</title><description>&lt;p style="margin:0in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;One of the Pee Dee&amp;rsquo;s most important businesses is the availability of great medical and healthcare services.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;p style="margin:0in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;Our area healthcare providers are constantly undergoing changes in the platforms they work with and the way they deliver healthcare. These trends were further accelerated by COVID-19, so what does the future look like for healthcare, and how can providers stay one step ahead?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin:0in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;To find out what&amp;rsquo;s new in our healthcare future, join the Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce&amp;rsquo;s Community Breakfast which will focus on current and future medical trends. The breakfast event will be held on November 3, 2023, at Florence Center. Doors open at 7:30am and the program will begin at 7:50am.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;p style="margin:0in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;Speakers for the Healthcare Breakfast at the Florence Center will be Carl Humphries with HopeHealth, Will McLeod with McLeod Health and Jay Hinesley from MUSC Health Florence Medical Center.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;p style="margin:0in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;Tickets are $225 for a reserved table or $25 for individual registration.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="margin:0in"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;For questions about the program or registration, please call the Chamber at 843-665-0515&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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