BCE to announce 2026 Business Plan Competition winners on May 8
MEDIA RELEASE__The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce will host its monthly breakfast meeting on Friday, May 8, 2026. The meeting will be held on the third floor of the Town Hall.
The program will feature members of the Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs Board of Directors, as well as Ropp Triplett Business Plan Competition participants and winners.
The BCE will announce the winners of the 2026 Ropp-Triplett Business Plan Competition and and provide details about their new businesses ventures.
Spoiler alert: one of the competition winners will be providing breakfast for the meeting.
Past competition winners will also share how their business has been doing since participating in the competition. This is an opportunity to network and welcome some new faces into the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce.
Sponsor: Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs
Caterer: The Nook Bakery and Café
- Breakfast will be served at 7 a.m.
- Program begins at 7:30 a.m.
- No RSVP Required
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