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Jan 15, 2021
By Bill Simmons, Founder, Thrive Business Strategies Does this sound familiar? You’re working really hard at your business across all areas -- trying to improve systems and processes, paying attention to your brand and pos... Read More
Nov 02, 2020
This year has been dramatically different than what we all expected for our families, communities and businesses. But what I’ve learned as a small business owner in the Lowcountry is that with the support from our local community, ... Read More
Oct 27, 2020
By Jenny Peterson Historically, homeowners looking to purchase a flood insurance policy have had largely one option: the federally backed National Flood Insurance Program. South Carolina legislators have passed key legislation ... Read More
Aug 20, 2020
Lately there has been confusion regarding whether businesses have the ability to refuse cash payments, instead relying solely on credit card transactions or electronic funds transfers such as mobile payment apps. This switch to “ca... Read More
Aug 14, 2020
COVID-19 has significantly impacted many of our day-to-day activities. It has changed how we shop, socialize, work, travel, and the list goes on. But this pandemic doesn’t have to change the trajectory of your educatio... Read More
Jul 22, 2020
By Christina Lee Knauss Contributing writer Nearly every day of the week, the phone rings in Alisa Mosley’s Columbia office. On the other end is someone looking for help finding an affordable place to live. Mosley’s jo... Read More
Jun 12, 2020
As we try to navigate through this COVID-19 pandemic, we probably don’t feel a lot of equilibrium right now. In a crisis, we experience sudden uncertainty, and we may feel a lack of control. By finding the balance between your i... Read More
Jun 11, 2020
By Barry Waldman Contributing Writer If you think there has never been a year like 2020, you might be right. But Charleston Southern University President Dondi Costin points out that our nation has seen elements of this year in the p... Read More
Jun 05, 2020
Over the past two months, there has been lots of discussion about which businesses and workers are essential. Health care workers, first responders, and countless others on the front lines are essential, and they are heroes. A linens man... Read More
Apr 08, 2020
For employers, operating amid a worldwide pandemic is difficult. Managing the core business and doing so in compliance with the federal, state and local laws that govern the workplace is challenging enough. Now, employers also must close... Read More
Apr 06, 2020
When the economy is good, we all tend to be a little looser in how we spend our money. Small-business owners are no different with their business expenses. However, those times are now gone, possibly for a long time. Eliminating... Read More
Mar 17, 2020
By Christina Lee Knauss South Carolina has a serious problem when it comes to keeping teachers in the classroom. In recent years, alarming numbers of public school teachers have left their jobs, causing shortages of instructors in ... Read More
Feb 24, 2020
Is it just us or does anyone else think Generation X should be renamed the Generation of Firsts? We were the first gamers, first bloggers, invented MySpace and Twitter. We practically gave birth to the internet. Well, that’... Read More
Oct 23, 2019
See the light in others, and treat them as if that is all you see. — Wayne Dyer I read a story about a farm boy who accidentally overturned his wagonload of corn in the road. The farmer who lived nearby came to investigate.&nbs... Read More
Oct 16, 2019
PGA of America, Nikki Haley, Kiawah Island Golf Resort Unveil 2021 PGA Championship Premium Hospitality Experiences for Charleston-Area Companies The PGA of America, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and Kiawah Island G... Read More
Oct 07, 2019
Back when I started working for a community college in 1985, two-year institutions were often overshadowed by four-year colleges in the media and in the minds of many Americans. Since that time, two-year colleges have proved that they ar... Read More
Jul 03, 2019
Imagine it’s Tuesday afternoon and there’s a big, beautiful sailboat streaming through Charleston Harbor. It’s in pristine condition and there’s a deep blue sail with the S.C. palmetto tree and crescent moon billo... Read More
Jun 10, 2019
BOOK OF EXPERTS | MARKETING FIRM Great Marketing Starts Here By Matt Thompson • Senior Partner With a name like Splash Omnimedia, it should come as no surprise that this team of marketing professionals is making waves i... Read More
Jun 10, 2019
BOOK OF EXPERTS | CONSULTING Offering guidance on complex issues, including harassment claims, performance evaluations, compensation and much more By Sharon L. Sellers • President If you want to make SLS consultants laugh, ... Read More
Jun 10, 2019
BOOK OF EXPERTS | FINANCIAL PLANNING Educating people about serious life decisions and options is key to successful planning By Tim Goldman • Sales Director & Financial Advisor When it comes to planning your financi... Read More
May 07, 2019
By Matt Chaney mchaney@sclawyersweekly.com A prominent personal injury attorney in the Lowcountry is suing his son for trademark infringement for using his birth name in advertising his new, independent law firm. George Sink Sr. a... Read More
May 03, 2019
By Matthew Chaney S.C. Lawyers Weekly When Cody Mitchell took a job out of law school in 2011 working for Lucas, Warr, White & Mitchell, he never considered working for a big city firm. Instead, he said, he chose to work at the H... Read More
Apr 30, 2019
The topic of Opportunity Zones is hot, hot, hot — and for good reason. The program is shiny and new, aims to bring prosperity to areas in need and creates significant tax benefits for investors. Lawmakers are touting this oppor... Read More
Apr 24, 2019
By Christina Lee Knauss Imagine being able to settle a dispute with an annoying neighbor, a shoddy contractor, or even a spouse or family member without having to experience the stress and financial strain of going to court. Mediat... Read More
Apr 22, 2019
By Christina Lee Knauss Entrepreneurs in the Midlands have a chance to boost their small businesses thanks to a new strategic alliance between the Small Business Administration and Richland County, the city of Columbia and Benedict Co... Read More
Apr 02, 2019
Customers benefit from lower costs, import fees Since 1934, US Foreign Trade Zones have been a benefit to our national economy. By providing an incentive for foreign manufacturers to establish factories on US s... Read More
Feb 21, 2019
Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh since there is less cleaning up to do afterward. — Kurt Vonnegut I read a report in Lighthouse of a survey of 1,000 American e... Read More
Dec 20, 2018
By Anna Linhoss When hurricanes like Florence, which hit the Carolinas in September, make landfall, the first things they hit often are barrier islands — thin ribbons of sand that line the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It&rsquo... Read More
Dec 06, 2018
Editor's note: This story, which appeared in the Dec. 3 print edition of the Columbia Regional Business Report, is being republished to include the project contractor and an updated expected completion date. By Christin... Read More
Dec 05, 2018
By C. Grant Jackson South Carolina will see a good, if not a great, economy next year as the United States continues to experience what likely will become in July the longest economic expansion in its history, local experts say. &l... Read More
Oct 10, 2018
By Christina Knauss Girl Scouts from around the state of South Carolina will reap the benefits when a new building on Williams Street in downtown Columbia is complete. Construction officially started today on the Cathy Novinger Gir... Read More
May 25, 2018
Unpaid internships are controversial. Proponents argue that they provide valuable opportunities for students to learn about an industry and for companies to scout up-and-coming talent; critics contend the practice is an unfair excuse to ... Read More
May 24, 2018
Wireless technology has come to play an exponentially more integral role in our daily lives. Our connected devices now allow us to stream videos, map real-time traffic conditions, remotely monitor our homes and stay in touch with our lov... Read More
Apr 30, 2018
On June 18, 2007, the Charleston Fire Department and the entire community suffered an unprecedented loss of nine firefighters in the Sofa Super Store fire. What followed would be a daunting task of helping a fire department reeling from ... Read More
Feb 22, 2018
Paul Fletcher is the editor-in-chief for S.C. Lawyers Weekly, which is in the news group managed by SC Biz News, which includes the Columbia Regional Business Report, Charleston Regional Business Journal, GSA Business Report, SCB... Read More
Feb 19, 2018
An emerging narrative about the state of higher education in South Carolina – and across much of the nation – depicts a landscape of slowing student demand, skyrocketing tuition and fees, and inflated college spending that ha... Read More
Jan 08, 2018
In an extraordinary will written in 1886 and put into effect three years later with state approval of the university that would bear his name, Thomas Green Clemson set out to transform his beloved South Carolina through education. ... Read More