Podcast Episode 5: Neil Oliver (VP and Relationship Banker, First Reliance Bank)
Sep 29, 2021
Pictured: Neil Oliver Get to know the Lowcountry’s local-independent business community, one changemaker at a time. “Small Talks, Big Ideas with Steve” is a podcast that features local business insights and updates, alongside interviews with members, sponsors, and supporters. For our fourth episode, Steve sits down with Neil… Read More
Podcast Episode 4: Jeff Plotner (Co-Founder and CEO of Brackish)
Sep 3, 2021
Pictured: Jeff Plotner Get to know the Lowcountry’s local-independent business community, one changemaker at a time. “Small Talks, Big Ideas with Steve” is a podcast that features local business insights and updates, alongside interviews with members, sponsors, and supporters. For our fourth episode, Steve sits down with Jeff… Read More
Podcast Episode 3: Seaton Brown (Director of MBA Admissions at College of Charleston)
Jul 30, 2021
Pictured: Seaton Brown, provided Get to know the Lowcountry’s local-independent business community, one changemaker at a time. “Small Talks, Big Ideas with Steve” is a podcast that features local business insights and updates, alongside interviews with members, sponsors, and supporters. For our third episode, Steve sits down with… Read More
Podcast Episode 2: Rachel Hutchisson (Blackbaud)
Jun 24, 2021
Get to know the Lowcountry’s local-independent business community, one changemaker at a time. “Small Talks, Big Ideas with Steve” is a podcast that features local business insights and updates, alongside interviews with members, sponsors, and supporters. For our second episode, Steve chats with Rachel Hutchisson, Vice President of… Read More
Yes, we have a podcast!
May 28, 2021
Get to know the Lowcountry’s local-independent business community, one changemaker at a time. “Small Talks, Big Ideas with Steve” is a podcast that features local business insights and updates, alongside interviews with members, sponsors, and supporters. For our very first episode, Steve sits down with Zach Giglio (virtually)… Read More
Bank of America Partners with Lowcountry Local First to Support Entrepreneurial Programs as Part of Commitment to Economic Mobility
Mar 17, 2021
$40,000 in Grant Funding Will Expand Small Business Programs as Spring Business Academy Cohorts Commence Lowcountry Local First (LLF), a nonprofit focused on economic development centered around local ownership, today announced Bank of America has provided funding to help sustain LLF’s efforts to cultivate an economy anchored in local… Read More
Get to know First Reliance Bank
Feb 22, 2021
We are proud to have First Reliance Bank as a valued member of our organization and the Presenting Sponsor of our 8th annual Good Business Summit on February 24-25th, 2021. Headquartered in Florence, South Carolina, this community-focused financial institution has believed that “banking is more than money” since… Read More
A Critical Year for Local Business Support
Jan 6, 2021
A Tribute to Jamee Haley
Dec 23, 2020
By Lauren Gellatly, Director of Operations + Interim Executive Director beginning January 1, 2021 For the last 15 years, the team at Lowcountry Local First has stood on the shoulders of a giant. A 5′ 3″ giant who sparked the local movement across the Lowcountry. Thanks to her,… Read More
WSJ: "PPP is reopening. What's different this time?"
Dec 22, 2020
The below was posted on WSJ.com, Dec 22, 2020: The Paycheck Protection Program is getting a reboot as part of Congress’s latest coronavirus stimulus package. The $900 billion deal includes $284 billion for PPP, which will reopen after closing in August. Much like the program’s first iteration, the… Read More