PALMETTO STATE EXTRA: Our Business Calendar

* Horry County Seeking Public Input on Sandridge Community Park *

Horry County, in cooperation with the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT), is seeking public input to help reduce impacts to the Sandridge Community Park from the RIDE III -- Conway Perimeter Road Phase II (El Bethel Road Extension) project and inform future potential amenities.

The Conway Perimeter Road Phase II project, part of the Ride III Program, will impact the Sandridge Community Park by traversing the southern-most portion of the park. Impacts from the proposed road extension include the basketball courts, playground, and one picnic shelter. Community input is needed to help mitigate these impacts and plan for their replacement with desired amenities. Horry County invites you to participate in the following survey, which will take less than 10-minutes to complete. The survey will be available through April 16, 2021. Paper copies of the survey are available for pick up at the Horry County Planning & Zoning Department in the Horry County Government & Justice Center at 1301 2nd Avenue in Conway.

Horry County is continuing to plan for our future. Your participation in this survey is a great way to provide your input and ensure that the Sandridge Community Park improvements reflect the desires of the community.

* Prominent SC Leaders To Be Recognized in Annual Awards Program *

Columbia -- Several South Carolina leaders and initiatives will be recognized this year by the South Carolina African American Heritage Commission (SCAAHC) in its annual “Preserving Our Places in History: Lest We Forget” award program on April 9, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. SCAAHC is pleased to announce State Senator Mia McLeod as the keynote speaker and Christal Brown and the Gullah Geechee Choir as performers. The Master of Ceremony will be local comedian Akintunde.
The awards program honors exemplary achievements or advocacy for African American heritage research, identification, promotion, and preservation that has made a notable, successful, and lasting contribution to the preservation of African American history and culture in South Carolina.
Due to the health pandemic, the 2020 awards program was not held. This year SCAAHC will virtually honor the 2020 and 2021 award recipients.Business owners will learn about the general lending process, including the basic requirements for applying for a small business loan.

* Breaking Down The Lending Process For Small Business *

Business owners will learn about the general lending process, including the basic requirements for applying for a small business loan.

Session Description: When a business wants to grow, there is often a need to seek additional funding from lenders. In this session, business owners will learn about the general lending process, including the basic requirements for applying for a small business loan. This session will also discuss business plans, future projections, personal financial statements, assessing your bookkeeping process and becoming comfortable with how to present your loan request to a lender. There will also be discussion about the different types of loans and how they work.

Speaker Bio: Paul Schmitt grew up in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He attended Clemson University where he graduated with a B.S. Degree in Financial Management. After graduating, Paul spent 37 years as a Commercial Banker with various institutions in both Greenville and Spartanburg, working as a Commercial Loan Officer while specializing in Loan Workouts. He has been involved in various capacities with Junior Achievement, the United Way and the local Chambers of Commerce. He joined the CommunityWorks team in May, 2019 as the Credit Manager, where his duties include the underwriting of both small business and affordable housing loans along with the oversight of the lending team. He has a passion for finding ways to help the underserved gain access to capital and to increase the footprint of affordable housing in South Carolina markets.