Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette to headline SC Biz News’ inaugural Empowering Women event: Forge Search + Consulting honoree
Janaury 24, 2024
This new, statewide recognition is designed to showcase tangible and innovative efforts by companies, nonprofits and other organizations to advance women in the workplace and community in South Carolina.
Honorees demonstrate a track record of hiring and promoting women; support programs to mentor women in their organizations and address inequalities, show a strong record of women on the company’s board or in C-suite positions; and establish DEI programs and philanthropic efforts to support women.
Honorees will also be featured in a special section to appear in all of SC Biz News’ journals — the Charleston Regional Business Journal, the Columbia Regional Business Report and GSA Business Report — as well as online.
Evette, of Travelers Rest, was elected as the 93rd Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina on Nov. 6, 2018.
Prior to her election as the first female Republican lieutenant governor of South Carolina, Evette, a mother of three, founded Quality Business Solutions Inc., a payroll, human resources, and benefits services firm headquartered in Travelers Rest.
Under her leadership as president and CEO, QBS has grown exponentially, going from start-up to earning a spot on the Inc. 5000 listing of the nation’s fastest growing small businesses. Evette’s company has also been repeatedly honored among the fastest growing and best places to work in South Carolina.
Here are the Empowering Women honorees:
AFL
Anchor Heating and Air
Banker Exchange
BERLOGIX
Carolina Retail Experts
CharlotteBergerPR
Choate Construction Co.
CommunityWorks
Cosmic Energy Co.
Forge Search + Consulting
Furman University
Grace Outdoor Advertising
Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce
Human Potential Advisors
Imperial perfection LLC
Increasing H.O.P.E Financial Training Center
Infinity Marketing
InLight Real Estate Partners
Lowcountry Graduate Center
Musical Innovations
PlaySafe USA
SafeRack LLC
Sage Growth Advisors LLC
South Carolina Aquarium
TD Bank
The Abernathy
Todem Brands
United Rentals
United Way of Greenville County
Wagner Wealth Management
WCB Events — Women Confidence Builders
Weston & Sampson
Women Talk Construction
You can view the article in its original entirety at Charleston Business News.