Business Leaders' Summit Annual Report Presentation

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• 84% Member Retention

• Net 90 Members • 1,616 Total Members • $392,000+ in New Member Revenue


65 Grassroots leaders working to change public discourse through positive messages on our region’s growth and development


• Provide public comment on Mount Pleasant Building Permit Allocation ordinance and pine tree protection • Addressed multiple elected councils on housing attainability crisis, resulting in invitation to serve on Charleston County’s Housing Task Force

• Amplified the housing crisis message through weekly social media posts and participation in 3-part video series


participated in Chamber Leadership programs


invested in students through Accelerate Scholarships

students awarded scholarships in 2018

total scholarships since 2014


Almost 30,000 members engaged with the Chamber through programs, events and social media


introduced students to a career in the high-demand construction field

Job training Hours

Volunteers

High Schools


• High Demand employee business designate exact hard and soft skills needed for employee success • Four public school systems look to integrate expectations into high school curriculum • What is needed by employers being matched to what is being taught in the classrooms


3,160+ members attended 87 programs, events and meetings, representing more than 700 organizations

increase in businesses represented compared to 2017


All endorsed candidates were elected for: Charleston County School Board

Dorchester District 2 School Board

Charleston County Council

Dorchester County Council


Automatic Stay

Nuisance Lawsuit

Expungement

High Tech Worker Incentives

Mark Clark Expressway Funding


• Presented to 1,000+ business and community leaders

• 20+ media exposures • 36,700+ digital and social media exposures


Awarded by the Association of Chamber of Commerce in the metro chamber category


“The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.� - Marcus Aurelius



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