Chamber to Hold Lexington Business Expo

The is giving business people a venue to market their products and services and to network with each other.

The chamber's expo, called Business Lexpo, will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 16 at the Brookland Banquet and Conference Center in West Columbia. 

More than 60 businesses and organizations have registered for a spot at the event, including Lexington Patch. Make sure to stop by our booth and pick up some free Patch stuff.

Hundreds of people are expected to show up to browse the booths and attend the free seminars.

The chamber has presented business expos in the past, but this year's expo is the first to include business seminars and the first one held outside of the town limits.

“Locating this expo in the center of the Midlands will give chamber members wider exposure for their products and services in the marketplace,” Lexington Mayor Randy Halfacre said.

More than 190 members — about 21 percent — are located outside Lexington County, according to a post on the chamber's blog.

“A lot of people think we’re a Town of Lexington Chamber, and we are," Halfacre said, "but we have a broad membership base and we’re growing every day.”

Free seminars will be offered throughout the day on topics such as marketing, branding your business and financial planning. The event and the seminars are open to non-chamber members. 

Computer Paramedics, a Lexington computer repair business, will offer a seminar on how to use an iPad for business. Seminar attendees will be entered to win a free iPad if at least 100 people attend.

Find more information about the expo on the chamber website.

Seminar schedule: 

Room 1

10:30 to 11:15 a.m. - Cumulous, Branding Your Business

11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. - Lexington Chamber, Are You Take Advantage of all the Tools of Your Chamber Membership?

12:30 to 1:30 p.m. - Stratton & Reynolds, Tax Implications of Forming Trusts

Room 2

10:30 to 11:15 a.m. - Creative Financial Strategies, Five Elements to Helping Create a Successful Qualified Retirement Plan

11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. - Kehoe Consultants, Customer Service

12:30 to 1:30 p.m. - Tyler Ryan of WACH Fox, Communicating With - Not At - Your Customers: Are You Social Enough?

Room 3

10:30 to 11:15 a.m. - Computer Paramedics, How to Use Your iPad in Business

11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. - Computer Paramedics, How to Use Your iPad in Business

12:30 to 1:30 p.m. - Computer Paramedics, How to Use Your iPad in Business