Overview
Lower Member Price
An early Christmas present from the Chamber!
When the economic climate is challenging, you need every resource you can get to stay competitive. We want to make sure our Chamber members get the right information so we have dropped the member price to ensure everyone has access to the event. We know every dollar counts - so make this $5 generate an immediate return.
Delivering Customer Relations that Win Business
The success of any organization depends on how it treats its customers or clients and how well it anticipates and fills their needs. Prompt, efficient, and courteous customer service not only contributes to the organization's public image but also increases customer loyalty, sales, and profits.
Discover how to make every client connection a positive one-a skill that's especially crucial during an economic downturn. You'll walk away with practical ways to help you hold on to your valuable customer base and win repeat business.
You'll hear from:
- Marketing and sales professionals with practical advice
- Business owners who continuously deliver positive customer experiences
- Other attendees sharing the good, the bad and maybe even some ugly
Time: 7:30 - 9:30 a.m.
Place: Chamber Boardroom
2750 Speissegger Dr., N. Charleston, 29405
Cost: $15 $5 Chamber member price
$30 non-member price
For more information contact Graham Drayton at 843.805.3034.
Place: Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce
Cost: Free for Chamber members
RSVP:Graham Drayton, 843.805.3034.
Thank you to our title sponsor for the 2008-2009 program year:
Meeting open to Public Policy Committee members only. For more information, contact Graham Drayton at 843.805.3034.
SPECIAL NOTE: In recognition of the community breakfast in celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. scheduled for this date, we have opted to not hold this event. Mayor Summey will be our guest at a future event.
City of North Charleston Overview
Join us as we hear from Mayor Keith Summey as he discusses the plan of action for the City of North Charleston.
Time: 7:30 - 9:00 a.m.
Place: Charleston Area Convention Center
Title Sponsor: 
Gold Sponsor: Lowcountry Graduate Center
Go ahead. Find another place to develop more business leads, meet more of the region's leaders and enjoy a better happy hour for less than $20. And in a location near you, it's saving you gas. Go ahead and try. When you can't, we - and your future clients - are waiting for you at our Business After Hours.
Place: Bluefish Fitness Club
360 Concord Street (Aquarium Wharf)
Downtown Charleston
Cost: $20 Chamber member, $40 non-member
For more information contact Laura Kate Whitney at 843.805.3113.
Host Sponsor:
Bluefish Fitness Club
Silver Sponsor:
Comcast
8:00 a.m. Networking
8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Program
Place: Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce
Cost: Free for member
Featured meeting sponsors:
Premier - Miracle Green
Gold - Lowcountry Graduate Center
Silver - Charleston Fitness Equipment
Patron - Chembion Environmental LLC
Thank you to our title sponsors for the 2008-2009 Program Year:
State of the Town Address - Town of Mt. Pleasant
During Mayor's Month the Chamber will host area mayors to present the State of the City/Town Address. The East Cooper Area Business Council will host Mac Burdette, town administrator, Town of Mt. Pleasant to discuss what has been happening in Mt. Pleasant and Mayor Hallman's 2009 plan of action. This is a great way to stay informed and engaged in the community.
Time: 7:30 - 9:30 a.m.
Place: Holiday Inn Mt. Pleasant
Cost: $15 Chamber member registration price
$30 Non-member registration price
For more information contact Diane Owens at 843.805.3094.
Title Sponsor: 
You're a top executive. You worked hard to get there and you still are. So why aren't you as connected as other executives? Because they know something you don't.
They know that for only $35 they can casually network with other area business leaders, make connections, spark new deals and get themselves and their businesses known.
This bi-monthly event is exclusively for owners, CEOs, presidents and principals of Chamber member companies.
This month, help us celebrate the opening of Lowcountry Food Bank's new headquarters and get an inside look at the amazing contribution it makes to our region. The Lowcountry Food Bank's mission is to feed the hungry of the ten coastal counties of South Carolina by soliciting and distributing healthy food and grocery products to nonprofit agencies serving the poor and by educating the public about the problems of and solutions to domestic hunger.
If you would like to help with the LFB's mission, we encourage you to bring a shelf stable, non-perishable item such as peanut butter, canned meats and beans. Click here for a full list of suggested items.
Place: Lowcountry Food Bank
2864 Azalea Drive
Charleston, 29405
Food provided by Rags to Riches Catering
Cost: $35 Chamber member
For more information, please contact Laura Kate Whitney at 805.3113.
Sponsor
Host
Silver
State of the City Address - City of Charleston
During Mayor's Month the Chamber will host area mayors to present the State of the City Address. The Charleston Area Business Council will host Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr., City of Charleston to discuss what has been happening in the City of Charleston and what to expect for the coming year. This is a great way to stay informed and engaged in the community.
Time: 7:30 - 9:30 a.m.
Place: Doubletree Guest Suites Historic Charleston
181 Church St.
Cost: $15 Chamber member registration price
$30 Non-member registration price
For more information contact Diane Owens at 843.805.3094.
