The SBA's Lender Match tool can help connect small businesses with applicable lenders.

The SC Community Capital Alliance provides funding to companies in underserved communities in South Carolina to support local economic development.

Route 2 Capital Partners invests in and loans to southeastern U.S. companies whose revenue is at least $10 million.

Ivy invests in and lends money to companies through its Ivy Evergreen Fund and Direct Private Credit Investments. Eligible companies must have an EBITDA less than or equal to #35 million.

The Commercial Retention & Redevelopment Program is a forgivable loan program that enables small business owners in Columbia, South Carolina, to renovate publicly visible building exteriors.

As a CDFI lender, Lendistry has deployed over $8 billion dollars in capital supporting over 550,000 small businesses across the country. Additionally, they are the only black-led CDFI to hold a Small Business Lending Company (SBLC) license which allows them to offer SBA loans in all 50 states.

The U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Funding Opportunity Exchange is a directory of all available energy-related funding opportunities nationwide.

The SBA offers disaster assistance in the form of low interest loans to businesses, nonprofit organizations, homeowners and renters located in regions affected by declared disasters. SBA also provides eligible small businesses and nonprofit organizations with working capital to help overcome the economic injury of a declared disaster.

Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) – Working capital loans to help small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, and small businesses engaged in aquaculture, and most private, non-profit organizations of all sizes meet their ordinary and necessary financial obligations that cannot be met as a direct result of the disaster. These loans are intended to assist through the disaster recovery period. 

Under the recent, regional drought declaration, the SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) are available to eligible farm-related and nonfarm-related entities that suffered financial losses as a direct result of this disaster. Apart from aquaculture enterprises, SBA cannot provide disaster loans to agricultural producers, farmers or ranchers. Nurseries are eligible to apply for economic injury disaster loans for losses caused by drought conditions. 

Applicants may apply online, receive additional disaster assistance information and download applications at 
https://disasterloanassistance.sba.gov/ela. Applicants may also call SBA’s Customer Service Center at (800) 659-2955 or email [email protected] for more information on SBA disaster assistance. 

In August 2016, the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded Catawba Regional grant funding of $1,040,000 to start an agribusiness revolving loan fund. Loans will be available to family farmers, agribusinesses, and aquaculture companies in 35 counties across the state.

South Carolina Agribusiness Loan funds can be used in conjunction with bank financing to fund up to 90% of eligible project costs. A market interest rate and negotiable terms can significantly lower overall debt service.

SC Agribusiness Loan General Guidelines:

• Loan amounts from $50,000 - $400,000
• Fixed Interest Rate
• Negotiable Terms
• Legal fees vary
• Uses for Loan Funds include: Land; Building; Building Expansion; Machinery Equipment; Working Capital; Agricultural & Farm

Find out more and apply.