** ALERT: We are now updating this Resources Hub page of our site. Please use this new page for the most current updates.ACTION ITEMS:Apply for SBA relief loan.View SC Department of Commerce resource center.View SC employment law resources.Facebook has launched a $100 million grant program for small
Pictured: Jeff PlotnerGet 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,
By Emma JohnstonAt the midpoint of my college experience, an internship with LLF was as unexpected as it was delightful. Toward my pursuit of a Sociology major and Environmental Science minor (but with only a handful of related courses under my belt, post-Gen Ed requirements), I was hoping to find m
Pictured: Seaton Brown, providedGet 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
Small businesses are the power behind our communities. South Carolina alone has 430,000 small businesses that employ more than 800,000 people. Millions more small businesses employ millions more people across the country. However, during the pandemic, small businesses faced unique economic challenge
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 Rache
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 wi
Lowcountry Local First (LLF), a nonprofit organization that cultivates an economy anchored in local ownership, welcomes Jacquie Berger as its new Executive Director, effective May 17, 2021. After founding Executive Director, Jamee Haley, departed the organization at the end of 2020, a 4-month long n
Organization: Lowcountry Local FirstTerm: Part-time and flexible, Academic Credit Internship. Ideal term length May – August 2021.Start Date: Flexible start in May 2021About Us: Lowcountry Local First (LLF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that builds community support for local independent bus
Provide your information below in order to gain access to the recording of our keynote session at the 8th annual Good Business Summit. This interview was recorded live on Feb 24, 2021 between Tina Singleton (Founder, Transformation Table) and Chris Miller (Head of Global Advocacy, Ben & Jerry’s).**
$40,000 in Grant Funding Will Expand Small Business Programs as Spring Business Academy Cohorts CommenceLowcountry 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 cul
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
Our annual Buy Local Month campaign was extended into a 2-month “Buy Local Season” campaign for the first time, with a “Vote for Mom & Pop” theme to coincide with the election season. In the heat of a very polarized election, the campaign helped to remind the community that no matter what your polit
Lowcountry Local First has partnered with Aspen Leadership Group in the search for an Executive Director.
There’s so much happening in the Lowcountry for Valentine’s Day ❤️ (Do you have a suggestion not listed below? Let us know!)EventsRoadside Blooms Galentine’s Floral Workshops Wednesday, February 10 | 6pmTwo Blokes Brewing 547 Long Point Rd Suite 101 Mount Pleasant, SC Thursday February 11 | 5:30-6:
By Lauren Gellatly, Director of Operations + Interim Executive Director beginning January 1, 2021For 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, farmers markets have pop
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 ai
Tips & Tricks for 2021 Business Planning: 1. Look Back to Look Forward – Close out the year financially, review 2020 goals, accomplishments & shortcomings. Do you know what you should be looking for?2. Manifest the results you want: Financial Plan, Strategic Plan, SMART Goals, forecasting & budget
The holiday season tends to bring with it a renewed sense of optimism and hope for the year ahead. This year, despite it being a seemingly endless uphill battle, is no different. Lowcountry Local First has – for more than a decade now – ended its year with a Buy Local-centric public awareness campai
The countdown has begun to the 8th annual Good Business Summit! We look forward to this two-day virtual event on the mornings of February 24 – 25th, 2021 (9am – 12pm).Join us as entrepreneurs and business leaders from across the country share inspiration and tactics for building a company with PROFI
We extend our gratitude to member businesses Turning Page Bookshop (VaLinda), Park Pets Park Circle (Tye and Kristine), and Ted’s Butcherblock (Ted) and to the neighbors and local vendors at the Charleston Farmers Market for being such gracious representatives of this community and beautifully displ
NEWS – Essentially Charleston, an online shop dedicated to sharing the essence of the city via its makers, artisans, and designers, announced its grand opening today. Filled with beautiful, carefully curated handcrafted items and products made, built or designed in the Charleston region, Essentially
Jamee Haley to step down after leading the nonprofit organization for nearly 15 years (October 13, 2020) – Lowcountry Local First (LLF) will launch a nationwide search for a new Executive Director, as founding Executive Director Jamee Haley has announced her departure from the nonprofit organizatio
Lowcountry Local First (LLF) has partnered with local-independent telecom company, Home Telecom, to launch a Small Business Relief Grants program to aid business owners who’ve faced adverse impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic. Initiated by the generosity of Home Telecom through a gift of $50,000, the