34 Annualth

34 Annualth

AC FloraAcademy for the Arts,

Science & Tech AikenAirportBamberg EhrhardtBatesburg-LeesvilleBattery CreekBeaufortBerkeley County Middle

CollegeBlythewoodBufordCamden Military AcademyCarolina Forest / Scholars

AcademyChester SeniorClintonCloverColleton CountyCreek BridgeCrescentCrestwoodDarlington

DillonDormanDreherDutch ForkEast ClarendonEdisto Fort DorchesterGaffneyGilbertGray Collegiate AcademyHanahanHannah-PamplicoHigh Point AcademyHigh School for Health

ProfessionsIrmoJ.L. MannJohnsonvilleLake CityLake MarionLake ViewLakewood LandrumLaurens District 55

Lee CentralLewisvilleLexingtonLorisLower RichlandLugoff-ElginManningMarionMayo High School for

M.S.T.McCormickMidlands Middle CollegeMullinsMyrtle Beach High /

Scholars AcademyNation FordNorth AugustaNorth CentralNorth CharlestonNorth MiddleOrangeburg-WilkinsonPatrick Henry AcademyRichland NortheastRidge Spring-Monetta

Ridgeland-HardeevilleRidge ViewRiver BluffRiversideSC Governor’s School

for Science & MathScott’s BranchSouth FlorenceSouth PointeSpartanburgSpring HillSpring ValleySumterUnion CountyWagener-Salley West AshleyWest FlorenceWestwoodWhale Branch Early

CollegeWhite KnollWilson WoodlandWoodmont

PARTICIPATING HIGH SCHOOLS

PROGRAM REPORT

The mission of South Carolina Business Week is to contribute to the preparation of young adults for the business environment by introducing them to the

principles of leadership, teamwork and the American free enterprise system while promoting self-reliance, individual responsibility and entrepreneurship.

Business Week continues to offer South Carolina students the unique opportunity to attend the event at little cost to the student. The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce is able to do this with the aid and support of corporate sponsors. We appreciate and acknowledge the following sponsors who made the 2017 program possible. Companies interested in providing student sponsorships for Business Week should visit www.scbusinessweek.com, or contact Meredith Williams at 803-255-2613.

WHO MAKES BUSINESS WEEK POSSIBLE?

PROGRAM VOLUNTEERS

For more than 30 years, the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce, the state’s unified voice of business, has been encouraging high school students to dream big for themselves by enabling them to lead companies during the annual South Carolina Business Week youth camp. This year the event was held July 23-28, 2017 at Presbyterian College in Clinton and offered 180 bright, young adults the unique opportunity to interact with real business leaders (company advisors) along with their peers to learn about decision-making and the ins and outs of running a company.

COMPANY CEO’S:

During the week, teams of students develop mock companies, led by company advisors borrowed from some of South Carolina’s most successful businesses. Students attend workshops to learn about all aspects of business and test their newly acquired knowledge in a business simulation designed to achieve a real company feel with challenging, real-world situations. Along with an emphasis on teamwork and leadership skills, Business Week includes programs on personal and business finance, ethics, leadership, diversity in business and entrepreneurship.

WHAT DO THE STUDENTS LEARN AT BUSINESS WEEK?

STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS FOR BUSINESS WEEK 2017

WHO WERE THE EXEMPLARY STUDENTS AT BUSINESS WEEK?

Congratulations to the best of the best. The following four scholarships were awarded at the conclusion of 2017 South Carolina Business Week:

S. Hunter Howard Jr. Scholarship - $5,000, contributed by South Carolina Chamber Excellence in Education Foundation was awarded to Vignesh Rajmohan (J.L. Mann High School).

Ron McNair Leadership Award - $5,000, contributed by SCE&G was awarded to Khyle Burns (Marion High School).

Mechanical Contractors Association of South Carolina Scholarship - $2,500, was awarded to Pratamesh Ramasubramanian (Riverside High School).

Chelse Ward Elliott Scholarship - $2,000, was awarded to Anjel Iriaghomo (South Florence High School).

2017 OVERALL PROGRAM WINNER

44 SPONSORSHIPSSC GEAR UP

20 SPONSORSHIPSSC Business Center for Excellence in Education Foundation

15 SPONSORSHIPSBlue Cross Blue Shield of SCSC Department of Education

10 SPONSORSHIPSFirst Quality Tissue SE, LLCFriends of U.S. Military Families

7 SPONSORSHIPSSonoco Products Company

6 SPONSORSHIPSOgletree Deakins

5 SPONSORSHIPSDuke Energy Corporation (Columbia)

4 SPONSORSHIPSColonial LifeCox Industries, Inc.Nephron PharmaceuticalPersonal Pathways/Jay BlankenshipThe Timken CompanyWarehouse Services, Inc.

3 SPONSORSHIPS Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Inc.Pee Dee Area Mechanical Contractors AssociationsPiedmont Area Mechanical Contractors AssociationSunbelt Rentals, Inc.

2 SPONSORSHIPS Centerra WSI-SRSCoastal Area Mechanical Contractors Association Commercial Metals CompanyFind Great PeopleFirst Citizens BankFN AmericaGoodwill Industries of Upstate/Midlands of SCHonda of SC Mfg., Inc.

MAU Workforce SolutionsMichelin North America, Inc.Midlands Area Mechaincal Contractors Association Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A.

1 SPONSORSHIPAssociated Charities of Kershaw County AT&TBB&T of SCBank of South CarolinaColumbia Urban League, Inc.Don HerriottDuke Energy Corporation (Upstate)InterTech Group Foundation, TheKathy OlsonKaydon CorporationLarry E. WeidmanMelanie DeHavenMetal Chem, Inc.Metglas, Inc.Mike BrenanNan Ya Plastics CorporationRobert E. BarnettSage Automotive InteriorsSC Economics

Shaw Industries Group, Inc.Span-America Medical Systems, Inc.Total Comfort SolutionsU.S. Silica CompanyWalker Emulsions (USA), Inc.

SUPPORTERSAllied Barton SecurityChampion Coach BusChick-Fil-A - Don BallCromer’sDomino’s PizzaFatz CaféGreenville Technical College Center for Manufacturing Innovation (CMI) Leigh FibersMade You Look MarketingMcDonald’s - Christine CrawfordMcWatersMelanie DeHavenMichelin North America, Inc.Palmetto PigPalmetto PromotionsPresbyterian CollegeSage Automotive InteriorsSam’s ClubSpirax Sarco, Inc.Walmart

LEAD COMPANY ADVISOR

Tia WilliamsMidlands Anchor

COMPANY ADVISORS

Mike AdamsGoodwill of Upstate & Midlands

Pamela Barton Walker Industries

Marcus BackmanUnited Way of the Midlands

Matthew CapelliMichelin North America, Inc.

Melinda CatoCenterra - SRS

Chase Clelland Grow Financial Federal Credit Union

Benjamin CulbrethColonial Life

Dre DantzlerColonial Life

Kimani DildayDHL

Shannon EichelbergerSCE&G

Flavia EldemireAllen University

Crystal FrechetteLincoln Heritage

Clarence HairMichelin North America, Inc.

Bill HarmonColonial Life

Alan JonesMichelin North America, Inc.

Shonita MontfordEdisto High School

Brandon PunchCH2M Hill

Camille ReamsHealth Plans, Inc.

Jeremy RichardsonSC Public Charter School District

Bruce VanderHeideThe R.L. Bryan Company

Daniel WiseColonial Life

SPEAKERS/PRESENTERS/INTERVIEWERS

Tony ElliottSCE&G

Yolanda FergusonFederal Reserve Bank of Richmond

Doug FloydHoneycutt Group, CPA

Rob GodfreySC Chamber of Commerce

Diana GoldwireSC Department of Employment & Workforce

Del HawkinsHawkins Investment Group

James JordonThe Jordon Companies

Barbara MelvinSC Ports Authority

Richard MillerMechanical Contractors Association of SC

Ted PittsSC Chamber of Commerce

Jack SandersSonoco

Norman ScarboroughPresbyterian College

Alexis SimmonsWCSC-TV Live 5 News

Peter StoneSpartanburg Community College

Charles WeathersThe Weathers Group

SC CHAMBER STAFFRobbie BarnettCynthia BennettChris DornburgSarah FloydSherry Prioleau

GenderRegion

Lowcountry

Midlands

Pee Dee

Upstate

14%18%

36%64%

ClassFreshman Sophmore Junior Senior

37%31%

Male

Female

26%

16%23%

35%

Company A - Eric McClure, Camden Military Academy

Company B - Alyssa Boulware, Chester Senior High School

Company C - Danielle Riley, Edisto High School

Company D - Fallon Frierson, Wilson High School

Company E - Elaine Armstrong, Laurens District 55 High School

Company F - Sara Elizabeth Thomason, Clinton High School

Company G - Josiah Thompson-Byrd, Edisto High School

Company H - Jasiah Ballenger, Whale Branch Early College High

Company I - Christal Harvin, Lower Richland High School

Company J - Will Pontoon, III, Laurens District 55 High School

Company K - Jessica Davis, Crestwood High School

Company L - Kevin Gadsden, Berkeley County Middle College

Company M - Vignesh Rajmohan, J.L. Mann High School

Company N - Muskan Bhadauria / Katelynn Wall, Nation Ford High School/Richland Northeast High School

Trequan BellamyLoris High School

Annamaria BleyerCarolina Forest/Scholars

AcademyMarquese Butler

Lake City High SchoolJalen Canada

Airport High SchoolKevin Gadsden

Berkeley County Middle College

Charity HaynesDorman High School

Andrea KimpsonRichland Northeast High

SchoolBrianna Looby

Dutch Fork High SchoolMatthew Malone

Laurens District 55 High School

Robert MorrisAiken High School

Georgia PriceSpartanburg High School

Destini SimpsonLewisville High School

Company LAlan Jones, Company Advisor

Michelin North America, Inc.