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Propel Business Lab highlights Bamberg entrepreneur; council endorses regional‑alliance resolution
Summary
Presenters from the Southern Palmetto Chamber described a 12‑week Propel Business Lab that awarded a $10,000 pitch prize to Bamberg resident Blanche Meeks; council later approved a resolution encouraging a regional alliance between the local chamber and Southern Palmetto Chamber.
Bob Snead, President and CEO of the Southern Palmetto Chamber of Commerce, and Enterick Lee introduced the Propel Business Lab program that ran for 12 weeks at Voorhees University and concluded with a $10,000 pitch competition won by Bamberg resident Blanche Meeks, owner of Meeks Grand Treats. "Each dollar that is raised from the program goes back into Bamberg County, supporting entrepreneurs, workforce development, and community growth," Snead said.
Snead and Lee asked the council to endorse a proposed regional alliance between the Bamberg County Chamber of Commerce and the Southern Palmetto Chamber to strengthen economic development in rural communities and said the alliance would add a Bamberg County seat to the Southern Palmetto board. Council later approved a resolution encouraging the local chamber to form the regional alliance.
