Find 30+ engaging, diverse speakers and an all day networking event at Lowcountry Local First’s 11th annual Good Business Summit, Feb. 22.
The one-day event, presented by South Carolina Federal Credit Union, takes place at the Charleston Music Hall from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Speakers, panel discussions and interactive breakout sessions will spotlight creative ideas and workable solutions for building your company or entrepreneurial endeavors.
Attendees are invited to enjoy breakfast, lunch and happy hour networking events throughout the day. The summit is open to the public and registration is currently open.
This year’s keynote speakers
The 2024 keynote speakers are Danny Caine, author and co-owner of the Raven Book Store, in Lawrence, Kan., and Clarenda “Cee” Stanley, CEO and president of Green Heffa Farms, a regenerative farm located in Liberty, N.C.
Attendees will learn about Farmer Clarenda Stanley’s journey into organic farming. Summit organizers said, “Emerging from a rich lineage deeply entrenched in agrarian traditions within Alabama’s Black Belt, Cee‘s journey into organic farming began with the co-founding of Green Heffa in 2018. Since then, the farm has achieved the distinction of becoming the nation’s premier Black-owned farm to earn the Certified B Corp credential, a recognition denoting its commitment to social and environmental responsibility.”
And hear a keynote lecture by Caine, co-owner of the Raven Book Store, Publishers Weekly’s 2022 bookstore of the year. In 2019, he received the Midwest independent bookstore association’s Midwest bookseller of the year award.
He’s the author of two works of nonfiction: “How to Resist Amazon and Why” and “How to Protect Bookstores and Why,” as well as the poetry collections “Continental Breakfast,” “El Dorado Freddy’s,” “Flavortown” and “Picture Window.”
Learn about the full lineup of 30+ speakers at goodbusinesssummit.org/speakers.
Breakout session topics include:
● Small Business, Global Impact: How to run an eco-conscious and profitable business without greenwashing
● The Great Equalizer: How small business owners can harness the power of AI to maximize impact
● Strike the Balance: The business case for radical self-care
● Glass Ceilings and Broken Rungs: Why we still haven’t reached gender parity and where we go from here
● Del Sueño a la Realidad: El camino del emprendimiento exitoso (offered in Spanish language)
● Expandiendo Su Mercado (offered in Spanish)
Learn more about the Good Business Summit online. Advance tickets start at $60 per person for Lowcountry Local First members and $90 for non-members.
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