Statewide programs and initiatives to help new and existing South Carolina businesses thrive.
Gets businesses back up and running and people back to work as quickly as possible in times of disaster.
Assists companies including small and medium-sized businesses in entering new markets to increase their exporting activities.
Supports the launching and sustaining of technology commercialization as a vital part of South Carolina's economy through funding programs that concentrate on research and development, high impact entrepreneurship, startup support, talent development and increasing accessibility to risk capital and other resources that enable innovation.
The Existing Industry Program, part of SC Commerce, offers assessment services to industries in every county to help them achieve peak performance. We accomplish this by leveraging an extensive network of in-house resources and allied partners. This program helps connect industry with local and state entities to ensure you have everything you possibly need to grow within our state.
Provides business matchmaking support, administers one-on-one materials management consultation, works with existing and emerging markets for materials and tracks the economic impact of South Carolina's recycling industry.
Thank you for your interest in becoming a supplier. Please complete this form and the Redwood team will evaluate your inquiry and contact you should your products/services be needed. Completion of this form does not constitute a contract with Redwood.
Thank you for your interest in becoming a supplier for Scout Motors' new production facility near Columbia, S.C. Please complete this form and the Scout Motors team will evaluate your inquiry and contact you should your products/services be needed. Completion of this form does not constitute a contract with Scout Motors.
Ensures that South Carolinians have the education and training necessary to fill the most in-demand jobs.
Helps new and startup companies develop by providing services such as management training or space for the business to operate.
Supports agribusiness entrepreneurs who are ready to launch their product or process into the marketplace but need investors and/or mentors.
Homegrown innovators could get business mentoring and funding through a program aimed at helping South Carolina agribusinesses. This program is offered each spring.
The Advanced Entrepreneurship application requires a business plan and a ready-to-launch prototype or sales history for the applicant’s company or product. Applicants’ businesses must be located in South Carolina. The application also includes a detailed guide to what ACRE is looking for in a business plan.
For more information, visit acre-sc.com/programs or contact Kyle Player at 803-734-2324 or [email protected].
Thank you for your interest in becoming a supplier for AESC in Florence, S.C. Please complete this form and the AESC team will evaluate your inquiry and contact you should your products/services be needed. Completion of this form does not constitute a contract with AESC.
Promotes and nurtures the growth and development of South Carolina's agriculture industry and its related businesses while assuring the safety and security of the buying public.
Promotes the economic growth in communities and generally represent the business interests of the communities they serve.
An evergreen venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in scalable startups.
Promotes the economic growth in communities and generally represent the business interests of the communities they serve.
Charleston Angel Partners make investing simple and profitable and assist portfolio companies in reaching their goals.
A multifaceted service organization for local governments, providing public administration, planning, information systems and technology, grants, workforce development, and services for the elderly population.
An organization designed to further economic development, job creation, retention, and financially assisting in the growth and development of business concerns in six counties of Upstate South Carolina.
The Applied Research Center (ARC) was created specifically as a place for both primary technical research and collaborative discussions about applied technologies in energy, healthcare, homeland security, transportation and other applications.