Mount Pleasant Magazine July/August 2017

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Sometimes more is less. This is not the case with the
upcoming Mount Pleasant Chamber of Commerce
Business & Community Expo. In its seventh year,
the annual event will feature more vendors, more
networking, more fun and, if Expo Co-chair Frank Frazier
has his way, more attendees than ever before.
“We hope at least 2,000 people will attend this year,”
said Frazier, who pointed out that last year’s attendance
approached the 1,500 mark. “We have 94 booths this
year, 24 more than last year, and we’ve already sold them
all, except for a few we’ve reserved for potential sponsors.
And we have an interactive app this year that will make the
Expo more fun and more educational than in the past.”
The Expo is scheduled for Sept. 28 at the Omar Shrine
Convention Center in Mount Pleasant. As it has for the
past five years, East Cooper’s biggest networking event gets
underway at 2 p.m. The happy hour slated from 5 p.m. to
7 p.m. will be held on the convention floor so attendees
will be able to continue visiting with vendors. This year’s
happy hour entertainment, PlaneJane, is expected to draw
much larger crowds than in the past.
“That’s one of the biggest changes this year,” Frazier
said. “A lot of people are going to attend the Expo just to
hear PlaneJane. We’re pretty excited about that.”
Wine, beer and other spirits will be available for
purchase during the happy hour.
The Expo Committee, co-chaired by Keri Seay, will
host two parties before the Expo gets underway. On July
17, vendors, sponsors and potential sponsors will get
together for a reception at the Harbor Breeze Restaurant.
And on Sept. 27, the night before the Expo, vendors
and sponsors will be invited to an MVP party, also at the
Harbor Breeze. In addition to networking and a fun time,
they’ll be able to set up their booths Wednesday night,
rather than waiting until the day of the Expo.
“We thought our vendors would appreciate the
opportunity to prepare for the Expo the night before
instead of rushing to get it done Thursday morning,”
Frazier said. “And I think they will be enthusiastic about
the chance to get to know the sponsors, their fellow
vendors and the members of the Expo Committee in a
relaxed setting.”
Mount Pleasant Business & Community Expo
sponsors include KandE Spirits, Merrill Lynch,
Advanced Hearing Care, Monat, Carpet Baggers-Carpet
One, Windwood Family Services, Nelson Printing,
Charleston County, the town of Mount Pleasant and
netGALAXY Studios. Food sponsors, who will offer
their products at no charge to attendees throughout
the Expo, are Jimmy Johns, Sticky Fingers, Charleston
Hospitality Group and Napa.
Valuable door prizes, including a cruise, will be given
out throughout the day.
“The Expo has been the biggest networking event in
East Cooper for five years now,” Frazier said. “This year,
it’s going to be bigger, better and more fun than ever
before. Put the Expo on your calendar now. You won’t
want to miss it.”
BY BRIAN SHERMAN
Photo by Brian Sherman.
To learn more about the Mount Pleasant Chamber of
Commerce Business & Community Expo, visit www.
or call Frank Frazier at
410-274-0023 or Keri Seay at 843-327-0813.
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Mount Pleasant Chamber
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& Community Expo