NOW HIRING: Business Development Manager
Jan 9, 2020
Organization: Lowcountry Local First Position: Business Development Manager (Full-time) Reports to: Director of Development Salary Range: $40,000 to $45,000 based on experience Application Deadline: Open until filled (check website for status) Summary: Lowcountry Local First (LLF) is an entrepreneurial nonprofit organization made up of more than 400 local… Read More
Vocal for Local: Howard's Barber and Styling College
Oct 17, 2019
Throughout the month of October, we are featuring eight unique Lowcountry Local First member businesses as they tell their story and why they’re proud to be Certified Local. Follow along! We hope you enjoy getting to know some of your neighbors as much as we do. Let’s get… Read More
Vocal for Local: Palmetto Pastures
Oct 10, 2019
Throughout the month of October, we are featuring eight unique Lowcountry Local First member businesses as they tell their story and why they’re proud to be Certified Local. Follow along! We hope you enjoy getting to know some of your neighbors as much as we do. Let’s get… Read More
Q&A with the 2019 City of Charleston Mayoral Candidates
Sep 23, 2019
Ahead of the City of Charleston’s mayoral election on Nov. 5, 2019, Lowcountry Local First has partnered with the Charleston City Paper to ask the six candidates pitching themselves to be the city’s next leader about specific policies that affect local businesses in our community. The questions posed… Read More
South Carolina Federal Credit Union Spotlight
Aug 8, 2019
Many remnants of the Charleston Naval Shipyard still exist throughout the Lowcountry today, but none as prominent as South Carolina Federal Credit Union. In 1936, SC Federal began in the heart of the Charleston Naval Shipyard as The Charleston Navy Yard Employees Federal Credit Union. 14 Charleston Naval… Read More
GDC Home Spotlight
Jul 22, 2019
Walking into any GDC Home, it’s easy to see why this ‘home décor emporium’ has functioned as a local staple in the Lowcountry for so long. With complimentary in-store services, home inspiration as far as the eye can see, and even a completely off the electric grid flagship… Read More
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) 2019 Options
Apr 19, 2019
Online subscriptions are available for so many products these days, so why not subscribe to fresh local produce? That’s essentially what joining a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program is, providing a weekly or monthly bundle of seasonal local produce grown with love from a farm – or group… Read More
Eat Local Challenge Recipe: Sullivan’s Island Seafood Sauté and Springtime Sipper
Apr 9, 2019
Sullivan’s Island Seafood Sauté Provided by: Chip Jones, 2018 Growing New Farmers Program graduate Ingredients: 1/2 lb. local Carolina Bay scallops 1/2 lb. local medium creek shrimp, peeled and deveined 1 large Vidalia onion, coarsely chopped 1/2 cup butter or light olive oil 1/3 cup flour 1 cup… Read More
Folly Beach Restricts ‘Formula’ Businesses
Dec 13, 2018
The following article ran in the Charleston Regional Business Journal, Volume 24 / No 26 print issue, that came out on December 10, 2018. Written by CRBJ staff writer Patrick Hoff. If you’re looking to buy a Big Mac, you won’t find it in downtown Folly Beach. And that… Read More
2018 Good Business Summit Keynote: Be Authentic
Oct 3, 2018
Written by Stephanie Hunt // Photo by Foxworthy Studios Talking Company Culture with Karalee Nielsen Fallert and Steve Palmer Summit goers fueled by Callie’s Biscuits and high test Broom Wagon Coffee brew got plenty to chew on as the day kicked off with a conversation between local restaurateurs Karalee Nielsen… Read More