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.
Concentrates on startup support and talent development, promotes achievements and supports the relentless pursuit of transformational ideas in South Carolina.
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.
Ensures that South Carolinians have the education and training necessary to fill the most in-demand jobs.
To help provide a level playing field for small businesses owned by socially and economically disadvantaged people or entities, the government limits competition for certain contracts to businesses that participate in the 8(a) Business Development Program.
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.
An evergreen venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in scalable startups.
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.
Provides outreach assistance to pre-ventures, early ventures, and established firms through service-learning projects that match Clemson students with entrepreneurs and inventors, and through volunteer mentors.
An interactive digital platform packed with resources women business owners need to set, and achieve, their business goals. Ascent is designed for the "missing middle" - growth-oriented women entrepreneurs who are beyond the start-up phase and already generating revenue yet looking to grow and scale.
