Upstate Business Summit- Think Green. Grow Green.
Submitted by: Ashley Crocker on Mar 10, 2010 at 3:07 pm
Tagged with: Anderson, Cherokee County, Green Industry, Greenville Area, Spartanburg, Union County, upcoming conferences
Source: Upstate Workforce Investment Board
Want to help protect the Upstate’s natural environment? Save energy? “Green” your
business while benefiting your bottom line? Or, simply learn more about “going green”?
Then, the Upstate Business Summit is the place for you!
This one day comprehensive conference will provide your business, institution,
organization or non-profit innovative ways to go green and save some money in the
process. Workshop sessions will include recycling, LEED Certification, government
funding incentives, green marketing, and a panel of experts to answer all of your questions
about “going green”. In addition, the Upstate Business Summit will feature green vendors
and service providers from across the Upstate that can help you find the resources you
need to “go green”. The natural environment is our area’s most valuable asset; so let’s
preserve that asset to ensure healthy, positive and sustainable growth for South Carolina’s
Upstate.
The Upstate Business Summit will be held at the Hangar in downtown Spartanburg on
April 30, 2010 from 8am to 2pm, so mark your calendars!
Workshops to Include:
• LEED 101: A crash course in LEED Certification
• Mark It Green: How to market your green product or service in an environmentally
friendly way
• Show Me the Money: Government funding incentives for “Going Green”
• Recycling: Waste minimization in today’s economy
• Ask an Expert: Got questions about “going green?” Get your answers from our panel
of experts.
Want to be an exhibitor??
If your organization provides environmentally preferable products or services that have
the potential to reduce environmental impacts and promote sustainability then we need
you!! The cost for exhibitors is $100 and the benefits include acknowledgement of their
commitment to sustainability, ability to promote your products and services to area
businesses, and association with a highly publicized, positive event.
To register as an exhibitor or attendee, please visit
http://www.upstatecareersource.com/greenpoint
For more information please contact the Upstate Workforce Investment Board at (864)
596-2028 or visit our website at www.upstatewib.org
Sponsorships for this event are also still available!