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MAY 12: Greater Greenville Chamber of Commerce Small Business Owners’ Forum. 4 p.m.
At the Greenville Chamber, 24 Cleveland St. Topic: A benchmarking session for new business owners. Free. Information: www.greenvillechamber.org.

MAY 15: Hurricane Preparedness & Recovery Event. 7:30-9 a.m. at the Student Center of the Technical College of the Lowcountry - Beaufort. This event is part of the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce's Business 4 Breakfast quarterly series. Speaker: Allison Dean Love, executive director of the S.C. Insurance News Service. Topic: Insurance issues that affect individuals and businesses. William Winn with Beaufort County Emergency Management will also be there to discuss what the county has most recently done for hurricane preparedness and what plans to make in case of evacuation. Cost: $10 for chamber members, $20 for nonmembers. Information: 843-986-5400, ext. 27 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

MAY 15: The Mechanical Contractors Association of South Carolina, Pee Dee Area Meeting.  6:30 p.m. at Noland Co., 413 N. Irby St., Florence. Speaker: John Creech, Esquire. Topic: The State of the Unions – Past, Present and Future. Information: Duwayne Jacobs at 843-546-7895.

MAY 20: Greater Greenville Chamber of Commerce International Reception. 5:30 p.m. at the Carolina First Center, One Exposition Drive. A reception honoring the Upstate’s internationally owned companies. $75 per chamber member; $100 for non-members. Information: www.greenvillechamber.org.

MAY 27: The Mechanical Contractors Association of South Carolina, Coastal Area Meeting. 6 p.m. at Ferguson Enterprises Inc., 4711 Rivers Ave., North Charleston. Speaker: John Creech. Topic: The State of the Unions – Past, Present and Future. Information: Stan Harbourt at 843-747-4100.

JUNE 3: An Introduction to Key Diversity Strategies, hosted by the S.C. Diversity Council. 8:30 a.m. to Noon at The Inn at USC, 1619 Pendleton St. in Columbia. Topics: Key diversity concepts and models, recruitment and retention strategies, measuring the effectiveness of diversity initiatives and Understanding the legal parameters which impact diversity. Cost: $99 for council members; $149 for non-members. Click here for more information.