Business Week

 
 

Important Dates

Application Deadline Extended to
April 30, 2012

July 15-20, 2012

South Carolina Business Week
at Presbyterian College in
Clinton, SC

2012 Application

2012 Sponsorship Brochure

2011 Program Report

2012 Sponsors

Student Scholarships

Talent Night Form

What to Bring

FAQ's

How to Apply

Contact Us

Partners:
 

South Carolina
Department of Education


Otis Rawl and Mary Anne Jacobs discuss
South Carolina Business Week.



Click here to see a video about sponsoring a student.




 

The South Carolina Cable Television Association (SCCTA) was founded in 1971 as a non-profit trade association whose members joined together to advance the common interests of the cable industry in South Carolina.

SCCTA's membership is comprised of South Carolina's major cable companies including Time Warner Cable, Charter Communications, Comcast Cable Communications, & Atlantic Broadband who serve over a million cable households in the Palmetto State. The SCCTA also represents a number of Associate members comprised of corporations and firms with cable industry interests.

The South Carolina Cable Television Foundation was formed in 1997 to support educational opportunities in communications and communication technology. This foundation supported the very important Cable in the Classroom initiative along with over a half million dollars in scholarship support for SC College students.


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.



South Carolina Business Week is available to the state's rising high school sophomores, juniors and seniors. More than 30 prominent business executives are invited to teach current business topics and leadership skills. Students are solicited through the guidance departments of both public and private high schools.
20 executives are recruited to remain with the students for the entire week, managing a team of students called a "company" in an advisory capacity. Starting with the basics and adding topics throughout the week, students collaborate with executives in an intensive program designed to develop a thorough understanding of private enterprise. Along with an emphasis on teamwork and leadership skills, some issues included in the program include:
 

  • Basic Business Finance

  • Ethics in business

  • Leadership profiling

  • The significance of diversity in business

  • Entrepreneurship

Additionally, student interaction with professionals provides them with the opportunity to gain information on a number of career options. Many students begin to form important choices related to college degree major and professional field of interest during South Carolina Business Week.

The program will feature the following activities:

  • Information on future career opportunities and trends in business;

  • Direct interaction throughout the week with loaned executives from companies like Michelin, SCANA and Colonial Life

  • Opportunity to experience college life and make new friends from across South Carolina; 

  • A tour of a major industry facility to obtain hands-on knowledge of business; and  

  • Social activities such as pizza parties, a dance, sporting games and a talent night.