Home-based businesses and other entrepreneurs can find out how to save money on postage and use the mail to increase revenue, at U.S. Postal Service’s Grow Your Business Days throughout the month of April, at the following locations:

• Tuesday, April 26 – Spartanburg 250 S. Church St.
• Wednesday, April 27 – Anderson 1900 N. Main St
• Thursday, April 28 – Florence 1901 W. Evan St.
• Friday, April 29 – Simpsonville Library 626 Northeast Main St.
• Tuesday, May 3 – Greenwood Post Office 240 North Creek Blvd.
• Wednesday, May 4 – Easley Post Office 810 S. Pendleton St.
• Thursday, May 5 – Orangeburg Post Office 1550 Middleton St.
• Tuesday, May 10 – Summerville Oakbrook Sta 10070 Dorchester Rd.
• Wednesday, May 11 – Sumter Post Office 311 North Main St.
• Wednesday May 11 – Eastover Post Office 301 Main St.
• Wednesday, May 12 – Camden Post Office 542 Dekalb St.
• Tuesday, May 17 – Greenville P&DC 204 Fairforest Way
• Wednesday, May 18 – Georgetown Post Office 1101 Charlotte St.
• Thursday, May 19 – Moncks Corner Post Office 117 N. Hwy 52
• Tuesday, May 24 – Horry County Library 801 Main St. Myrtle Beach
• Tuesday May 24 – Town of Mt. Pleasant 100 Ann Edwards Ln.
• Wednesday May 25 –Murrells Inlet Post Office 654 Bellamy Av.
• Wednesday May 25 – Inman Post Office 14 Blackstock Rd.
• Wednesday June 8 – Cherokee County Library 300 East Rutledge St. Gaffney
• Thursday June 9 – Goose Creek Community Center 519A N. Goose Creek Blvd.
• Tuesday June 14 – Hartsville Memorial Library 147 W. College Av.
• Tuesday June 21 – North Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce 270 Hwy 17 N.
• Wednesday June 22 – University Center-McAlister Auditorium 225 S. Pleasantburg Dr. Greenville

Two 1-1/2 hour seminars begin at 11:30 am and 1:30 pm.

Representatives from the Greater South Carolina District’s Business Development Team will explain how small companies can benefit from the Postal Service’s products and services. They will show customers how to take advantage of quick, easy and convenient features like Every Door Direct Mail®, an online service which allows customers to send messages directly to the delivery route at a low cost, with no fee or mailing permit required.

The team will also provide information on the new postage rates, and show how the new rate structure provides opportunities to reduce mailing costs.

The Grow Your Business Days are free and open to the public. For more information, call the Greater South Carolina District Grow Your Business Days event coordinator, Darcus Gordon at 803-926-6335.

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