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ANewLevel of
Networking
MPBA’s Expo
Each year since its inception in
2011, the Mount Pleasant Business and
Community Expo has risen to a new level,
attracting an increasing number of attendees
and regularly reaching its 70-booth
capacity. This year is no different for East Cooper’s biggest
networking event.
As has been the case since the beginning, booths are
selling quickly for the Expo,
which is sponsored by the
Mount Pleasant Business Association and will be held at
the Omar Shrine Convention Center on Patriots Point
Boulevard. In fact, Expo Co-chair Frank Frazier expects
all 70 booths to be
accounted for long
before the Expo doors
swing open on Sept.
22. This year, the Expo
Committee, co-chaired
by Susan Spearman,
is concentrating on
making the event
bigger and better than
ever by attracting a
larger crowd than the
1,000 people who
attended in 2015.
“We can’t simply
rest on our laurels,” said
Frazier. “We have to
work hard every year to make the Expo a success, and that’s
exactly what we’re doing. Our goal this year is to attract
1,500 attendees, which will be our largest crowd ever.”
There is no admission charge to attend the Expo.
Booths sell for $400, with a $50 discount to members of
the Mount Pleasant Business Association.
The format for the Expo will remain as it has for the past
four years. The doors open at 2 p.m., with the happy hour
beginning at 5 p.m. on the convention floor. Attendees will
listen to live music and continue to meet with vendors until
the Expo closes at 7 p.m. And they will be able to purchase
beer and wine to go along with food provided free of charge
during the happy hour, courtesy of local restaurants Sticky
Fingers, Burtons Grill and Jimmy Johns.
“The Expo provides a great place to do business in
a casual, fun atmosphere,” said Spearman. “It’s always
been an outstanding event, but we’re constantly working
on ways to make it better. It’s East Cooper’s premier
networking opportunity.”
“The Expo provides great exposure for any business,”
she added. “We draw attendees from all over the tri-county
area. You have the opportunity to meet a large number of
people from Mount Pleasant and beyond learn about local
businesses that have a lot to offer.”
Mount Pleasant is
playing an expanded
role in this year’s Expo,
which will serve as the
culmination to the
town’s annual Business
Appreciation Week. In
addition to serving as a
community sponsor, Eric
DeMoura will hold his
Administrator’s Mobile
Office Hours from 3 p.m.
to 4 p.m., and Linda Page’s
monthly Coffee with the
Mayor is set from 4 p.m.
to 5 p.m. Local residents
are encouraged to drop by
and visit with the town’s administrator and chief executive.
The title sponsor for the Expo is the law firm of
Clawson and Staubes. Other community sponsors include
Windwood Family Services, iHeart Media, Nelson
Printing, Advanced Hearing Care and The Rawlings Bolig
Frazier Group at Merrill Lynch.
For more information on the Mount Pleasant Business and
Community Expo or to purchase a booth, contact Frank
Frazier at 410-274-0023 or or Susan
Spearman at 843-509-5972 or .
Photo by Brian Sherman.
Networking
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By BrIan sherMan