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.
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.
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.
Promotes the economic growth in communities and generally represent the business interests of the communities they serve.
A multifaceted service organization for local governments, providing public administration, planning, information systems and technology, grants, workforce development, and services for the elderly population.
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 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.
Promotes the economic growth in communities and generally represent the business interests of the communities they serve.
Promotes the economic growth in communities and generally represent the business interests of the communities they serve.
A community-sourced initiative to attract, nurture and promote Beaufort's technology entrepreneurs, and ultimately, the region's tech economy through an array of impactful programs, products and events while leveraging Beaufort's renowned livability.