The United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is offering small, Hispanic and minority-owned businesses one-on-one sessions with bilingual advisors who can provide guidance on hiring, finance, certifications and more.

The FedEx E-Commerce Learning Lab is a multi-faceted program designed to help diverse small business owners, primarily women and people of color, who are looking to develop or expand their e-commerce operations as they continue to adapt their business models in the wake of COVID-19. 

The Platform at Greer offers training bootcamps, networking events and other opportunities for entrepreneurs to optimize their startups.

Milestone Circles is for women business owners seeking to grow their entrepreneurial mindset and skillsets to expand their business. Entrepreneurs will be matched to a virtual 12-week that compliments their drive, challenge, and company stage.

This program is free for entrepreneurs and made possible thanks to the generous support of Wells Fargo.

The Hill Institute helps aspiring entrepreneurs and founders launch social and entrepreneurial ventures. Ideal for students, supporters or the greater-Greenville business community, the Hill Institute provides a supportive entrepreneurial community.

Grow a More Profitable, Efficient, and Competitive Business

The U.S. Small Business Administration’s T.H.R.I.V.E. Emerging Leaders Reimagined is a 6-month intensive training program that helps CEOs and Executives get unstuck and take their business to the next level. Accelerate your leadership skills, learn an MBA-level curriculum, receive tailored business coaching, and build relationships with a community of business owners, advisors and experts. Learn more about qualifying participants and how to apply.

The SC SBDC is excited to collaborate on a joint initiative with the S.C. Commission for Minority Affairs (CMA), South Carolina’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), lenders and other partners to improve upon the economic impact of African American businesses and entrepreneurs. 

This partnership focuses on expanding and enhancing services to (1) increase business growth and success; and (2) create economic growth and prosperity in African American communities.

This new program created by the SC SBDC called “The BRIDGE,” stands for “Better Resources for Inclusion, Dialogue, Growth & Equity.” The overarching objectives of The BRIDGE are to: 

• Expand outreach and awareness of small business services in underserved African American communities throughout the state of South Carolina;

• Enhance and tailor business assistance to meet the needs of African American entrepreneurs; and

• Engage African Americans in the challenge to pursue goals that advance both their own businesses AND local communities.
   

All African American entrepreneurs are invited to join.

For Pee Dee region small businesses, Grand Strand SCORE's new GS-360 service is offering a new mentoring services for established and mature small businesses in Horry, Georgetown, Florence, Marion, Williamsburg, Dillon, Chesterfield, Darlington or Marlboro counties. The GS-360 team, comprised of SCORE certified mentors, will work with small business employees and/or owners on a scheduled basis where an agenda that is set by the key SCORE client - business owner(s).

GS-360 is only an advisory service with no voting or legal standing but may offer clients a different fresh perspective on their business that may have been overlooked. The GS-360 team will confidentially review the status of your business, help you to identify the root cause of the problem and to define the path to full business recovery and steady growth. In addition, the Grand Strand SCORE will introduce you to a healthy network of local organizations that support small businesses, which will assure the sustainability of the offered solution on the local market.

A regional, non-profit, economic development organization with objectives to create jobs and provide research assistance, infrastructure support, workforce training opportunities, regional site selection assistance and incentives. 

A public/private economic development organization charged with facilitating the creation of jobs and the investment of capital.