North Charleston Business Expo 2024
Join us May 8th at the North Charleston Business Expo!
The North Charleston Business Expo is the largest networking event in South Carolina that is hosted annually by the Charleston Regional Business Journal to bring professionals from all across the region together to network and learn from about another. The entire business community from small business entrepreneurs to senior executives can benefit from this event. With over 2,500 people in attendance, this is the must-attend networking event in Charleston every Spring. The North Charleston Chamber created this great opportunity 4 years ago and we are expecting another great turn out in 2024!
Check email for discount code to register for booth.
Expo Operated By: Charleston Regional Business Journal
Expo Liason: Alan Thompson, Stingray Branding
2023 Event Details
May 8, 2024
Charleston Area Convention Center
175 Vendors | 2,500+ Attendees
Free Admission & Free Parking
Get your ticket for the Charleston Business Journal Luncheon!
The Charleston Regional Business Journal invites you to join us for the Expo’s Mayors Luncheon.
Schedule of Events
9:00 am – 4:00 pm: Expo Floor open (FREE)
Explore the Expo floor and meet with exhibitors from across the Lowcountry.
9:00 am – 10:00 am: Play Ball! Connecting over coffee with the Charleston Riverdogs (FREE)
We kick off the 2024 North Charleston Business Expo with the Charleston RiverDogs and their mascot, Charlie, with coffee and a discussion with RiverDogs executives about using marketing to amplify your business and how your company or organization can engage with the community to create a winning team. (This is also your chance to win a Segra Club package, with an estimated value of $1,500.)
11:30 am – 1:00 pm: Luncheon: Economic Outlook – Meet the Mayors ($135)
This panel discussion followed by a Q&A will allow participants to hear from and ask questions of the Lowcountry’s newest mayors — Reggie Burgess of North Charleston and William Cogswell of Charleston — as well as state and regional leaders on how your business can help fuel the region’s economic engine.
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Rapid Fire Roundtable
Taking the temperature of hot HR topics affecting your business (FREE)
A new study reveals that 90% of U.S. companies plan to ask their employees to return to the office in 2024. It’s just one of the many staffing issues affecting companies of all sizes. In this fast-paced, interactive session a roundtable of Lowcountry staffing and human resources experts will offer best practices and strategies to solve the most pressing issues — return to office, technology (AI in particular), employee retention, a remote vs. hybrid workplace, and more — affecting your business.
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm: Networking Happy Hour (FREE)
Connect with Lowcountry businesses and organizations as we wrap up the expo and honor the 2024 Entrepreneur of the Year from the South Carolina Small Business Development Centers.
2024 Expo Partners
2024 Sponsors
Have Questions about the Business Expo?
Need more information? Interested in becoming a sponsor? Contact us. We look forward to hearing from you!