Resources
Carolinas Minority Supplier Development Council (CMSDC)
9115 Harris Corners Parkway, Suite 440
Charlotte, North Carolina 28269
Telephone: 704.536.2884
Fax: 704.536.8856
South Carolina Small Business Development Centers (SBDC)
State Director's Office
Darla Moore School of Business
University of South Carolina
1705 College Street
Columbia, South Carolina 29208
Telephone: 803.777.4907
www.scsbdc.com
www.facebook.com/scsbdc
Other Programs Available for Assistance
South Carolina Department of Transportation
955 Park Street
Columbia, South Carolina 29201
Telephone: 803.737.4672
DBE Program
South Carolina Department of Commerce
1201 Main Street
Columbia, South Carolina 29201
Telephone: 803.737.0400
www.sccommerce.com
Service Corp of Retired Executives (SCORE)
South Central Region SCORE
Telephone: 803.641.1111
Midlands SCORE
Telephone: 803.765.5131
Coastal SCORE
Telephone: 843.727.4778
Piedmont SCORE
Telephone: 864.271.3638
South Carolina Lowcountry SCORE
Telephone: 843.842.6509 or 843.785.7107
Grand Strand SCORE
Telephone: 843.918.1079
U.S. Small Business Administration
Strom Thurmond Federal Building
1835 Assembly Street, Suite 1421
Columbia, South Carolina 29201
Telephone: 803.765.5377
Elliott O. Cooper, District Director
Hispanic Connections, Inc.
2005 Hampton Street
Suite B
Columbia, South Carolina 29204
Telephone: 803.765.0560
Fax: 803.765.2488
Gustavo G. Penaranda, President and CEO
Lending
U.S. Small Business Administration
Strom Thurmond Federal Building
1835 Assembly Street, Suite 1421
Columbia, South Carolina 29201
Elliott O. Cooper, District Director
Telephone: 803.765.5377
www.sba.gov
Charleston LDC
2 Race Street
Charleston, South Carolina 29403
Paul Featheringill, Loan Officer
Telephone: 843.724.7449
Fax: 843.789.3391
Paul@charlestonldc.org
www.charlestonldc.org
South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority
1201 Main Street, Suite 1600
Columbia, South Carolina 29201
Telephone: 803.737.0268
Fax: 803.737.0628
Harry Huntley, CPA-Director
South Carolina Appalachian Council of Governments
30 Century Circle
Greenville, South Carolina 29607
(Anderson, Cherokee, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens, and Spartanburg Counties)
Telephone: 864.242.9733
Fax: 864.242.6957
Steve Pelissier, Executive Director
Upper Savannah Council of Governments
222 Phoenix Street, Suite 200
Greenwood, South Carolina 29648
(Abbeville, Edgeville, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, and Saluda Counties)
Telephone: 864.941.8051
Fax: 864.941.8090
Patricia Hartung, Director
Catawba Regional Planning Council
215 Hampton Street
Rock Hill, South Carolina 29731
(Chester, Lancaster, Union, and York Counties)
Telephone: 803.327.9041
Fax: 803.327.1912
Central Midlands Council of Governments
236 Stoneridge Drive
Columbia, South Carolina 29210
(Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry, and Richland Counties)
Telephone: 803.376.5390
Fax: 803.376.5394
State Agency Reports
State Agency Quarterly MBE Report Form
(PDF) or (DOC)
State Agency Annual MBE Utilization Plan Form 2024-2025
(PDF) or (DOC)
Links
Government Contracting Opportunities
- SC.gov
- State Procurement Services
- South Carolina Business Opportunities - SCBO
- SC Department of Transportation
- SC Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism
- SC Film Commission
- USA.gov
- Federal Business Opportunities
- IRS Tax Center (PDF)
- BusinessUSA
- U.S. General Services Administration
Permits and Licensing
- SC Business One Stop
- SC Department of Revenue
- SC Secretary of State
- SC Labor, Licensing and Regulation
- SC Department of Employment and Workforce
- US Internal Revenue Service
- SCDHEC Small Business Environmental Assistance Program
Starting Your Business
- US FTC Government Grant Scams
- SC Business One Stop
- SC Department of Commerce
- U.S. Small Business Administration
- U.S. Small Business Administration - South Carolina District Office
- The Small Business Readiness Assessment Tool (PDF)
- SC Department of Consumer Affairs
- BusinessUSA
- U.S. General Services Administration
- SC Capital Access Program
- City of Columbia, SC Office of Business Opportunities
- IRS Tax Center (PDF)
Business Development Organizations
- SC Chamber of Commerce
- U.S. Small Business Administration - South Carolina District Office
- U.S. Small Business Administration
- American Indian Chamber of Commerce South Carolina
- BizBuilderSC
- New Carolina
- Black Pages
- Dodge Reports
- Hispanic Connections, Inc.
- Small Business Innovation Research
- SC Manufacturing Extension Partnership
- Entrepreneur
- Women's Institute For A Secure Retirement
- Carolinas AGC
- Hispanic Contractors Association of the Carolinas
Federal Agencies
- Minority Business Development Agency
- US Department of Agriculture
- US Patent and Trademark Office
- US Federal Trade Commission
- National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Federal Grants
- USDA Single Family Housing Loans and Grants
- Federal Disaster Information (PDF)
Young Scientists & Entrepreneurs
- National Entrepreneurship Week
- Flyer (doc)
- Brochure (doc)
- PowerPoint (ppt)
- Society for Science & the Public
- Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy
- Practical Money Skills for Life
- Yes You Can Financial Education
- SC Economics
- US Patent & Trademark for Kids
- SBA.gov Young Entrepreneurs
- American Indian Science and Engineering Society
- American Chemical Society
- TryEngineering
- Smithsonian Education
- NOAA Fun for Kids
- CCPL Business Center