Event Details

Join the Lowcountry Minority Business Partnership (LMBP) for a free, in-person small business resource mixer, "Capital Conversations," at The Opportunity Center in North Charleston, SC to learn about the resources available to entrepreneurs to assist with operations, marketing, and accessing capital. The mixer will feature a success panel of local entrepreneurs who have leveraged these resources to enhance their businesses.


Attendees will have the opportunity to network with one another and connect with funding sources and Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs). This mixer will also feature the launch of the ecosystem resource guide.


The Lowcountry Minority Business Partnership aims to connect, empower, and inspire a network of minority entrepreneurs, with an intentional focus on supporting new & existing businesses in the Lowcountry throughout all stages of their lifecycle.


Complimentary light snacks and drinks will be provided. Registration is free but required!

Speakers

  • Bernie Mazyck (President & CEO of SCACED)

    Bernie Mazyck

    President & CEO of SCACED

    Carolina Association for Community Economic Development for nearly 25 years. SCACED is the state's trade association and funding intermediary for Community Development Corporations, Community Development Financial Institutions, and grassroots economic development organizations. Since his time with SCACED, Bernie helped shepherded the growth of the community economic development movement in South Carolina from 4 organizations to over 100, growing SCACED’s membership to over 200 nonprofits and organizations.

    Bernie is a graduate of Charleston Southern University with a BS in Biology, and of the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, Georgia with a Master of Divinity degree, with a concentration in Ministry with the Poor. In 2000, Bernie completed the Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government at the John F. Kennedy School at Harvard University.

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