﻿<?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>2025 - 2026 Business After Hours 7/1/2025  - 6/30/2026 </title><description /><link>https://web.florencescchamber.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3383</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 15:27:59 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2025 - 2026 Website Advertising 7/1/2025  - 6/30/2026 </title><description /><link>https://web.florencescchamber.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3387</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 20:05:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2026 Ambassadors 1/1/2026  - 12/31/2026 </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=3398</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 13:53:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2026 Young Professionals of Florence 1/1/2026  - 12/31/2026 </title><description /><link>https://web.florencescchamber.com/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3400</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 18:32:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2026 Emerging Leaders Summer Institute 5/27/2026  - 8/12/2026 </title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;The Greater Florence Chamber is now accepting applications for the 2026&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;Emerging&amp;nbsp;Leaders Summer Institute.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;Emerging&amp;nbsp;Leaders 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:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;The purpose is to identify, develop and empower &amp;ldquo;Emerging&amp;nbsp;Leaders&amp;rdquo;, specifically 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:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;Program Strategies:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;middot;&amp;nbsp;Communicate with community leaders and businesses&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;&amp;middot;&amp;nbsp;Professional and personal leadership development and civic engagement&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;&amp;middot;&amp;nbsp;Extensive networking with a diverse group of peers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;&amp;middot;&amp;nbsp;Discovering your strengths and how to apply them as a leader&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;Projected Program Dates:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Wednesday May 27th&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;ndash; Orientation/Retreat&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Wednesday June 10th&lt;/b&gt;&amp;ndash; Technology, Innovation and Industry&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Wednesday, July 15th &amp;mdash;&lt;/b&gt;Education and Leadership Development&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Wednesday, August 12th&lt;/b&gt;&amp;mdash; Government/Civic Engagement&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Graduation&amp;mdash;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;To Be Determined&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;COST&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Non-profit&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;$225&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Small Business/Entrepreneur&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;$275&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Corporate&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;$500&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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