South Carolina Small Business Matchmaking: Connecting Small Business Owners with
Capital Opportunities
August 31, 2011 • Registration: 8:30 a.m. • Workshop: 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Columbia Conference Center
169 Laurelhurst Avenue, Columbia, South Carolina 29210

Join the Federal Reserve Bank o fRichmond and statewide partners for a one-day workshop on how
to finance your small business. The workshop will offer advice on how to effectively pitch a business
idea to secure financing.
Hear directly from bankers ands mall business service providers abouth ow business owners can best
position themselves to access capita.l Small business owners will also learn how tiom prove and
enhance their business strategies and prepare for marketingc hallenges from fellow business owners.
Following the information sessions, participants will have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with
lenders, resource providers and other non-bank sources of capital.
There is a $15 registration fee. For more information, contact Ted Campbell at the South Carolina
Department of Commerce at TCAMPBELL@SCCOMMERCE.COM or (803) 737-2329.
Register online at
www.regonline.com/scsmallbusmatchmaking