Online Services for Businesses
Filing and paying taxes online in South Carolina is fast and easy. Benefits include:
The South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR) also offers free workshops and seminars year-round to help you navigate filing and administrative requirements. Learn more about Taxpayer Education Classes
Applications for the 2025 cohort are now open through October 31, 2024.
The Midlands Minority Business Accelerator (MMBA) is a program of the Columbia Chamber in partnership with the South Carolina Minority Business Accelerator. The South Carolina Minority Business Accelerator is a statewide initiative formed by the Greenville Chamber, the Charleston Metro Chamber, and the Columbia Chamber.
Funded with a seed grant from Bank of America, MMBA is an initiative designed to advance economic inclusion across the state of South Carolina by helping to reduce the economic disparities experienced by minority-owned businesses. The initiative provides opportunities for economic growth and prosperity for high-potential minority-owned firms. MMBA is a major economic development tool of the Columbia Chamber and is designed to make minority businesses more competitive. Its mission is clear: to accelerate the development of minority-owned businesses to strengthen and expand our region's minority entrepreneurial community.
The Employer-Provided Childcare Tax Credit provides a tax incentive of up to $150,000 per year.
IRS.gov Tax Resources for Small Businesses
SCbioDrive is an accelerator program designed to advance emerging companies through expert business curricula industry guidance and mentorship.
A biannual program, SCbioDrive will select up to six seed-stage therapeutics companies for an eight-week course, consisting of seven weeks of virtual instruction followed by one week in person at SCbio facilities in Charleston, S.C.
Company founders will complete industry-specific curriculum modules, led by experts from leading companies. Each cohort will conclude with an in-person Demo Day.
N.C.- and S.C.-based, women-owned businesses get a chance to go from a small business entity to supplier-ready enterprise through the new QCWIB C.A.R.E.S. program, an acronym for "Community, Advocacy, Role-Modeling & Education for Suppliers." Applications close Wednesday, May 22, 2024.
SustainSC helps South Carolina businesses achieve sustainability objectives.
The Benedict College Statewide Investment Incubator (BCSIA) offers a 12-week program for early-stage founders looking to connect with mentorship, capital funding and more.
EforAll offers a business accelerator program and pitch contests to its communities, including the South Carolina Lowcountry.
Inmates to Entrepreneurs offers in-person and online courses on how to start a business to people with criminal backgrounds.