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TechSC

Statewide
Accelerates growth & innovation while providing a unified voice for the statewide technology community by developing a strong 21st Century workforce, supporting entrepreneurs, connecting peers and decision makers, and establishing South Carolina as a global hub for innovation.

South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance

Statewide

SCMA supports South Carolina advanced manufacturing, focusing on issues surrounding economic development, energy, employment, the environment, legal reform, taxes, workforce and education. They organize and champion manufacturing initiatives, including councils, events and programs.

South Carolina Council on Competitiveness

Statewide

The South Carolina Council on Competitiveness leads initiatives dedicated to key indicators of the state's economic growth, including workforce development and industry clusters such as aerospace, logistics and cybersecurity.

SC Aerospace

Statewide
South Carolina Council on Competitiveness

SC Aerospace is a collaborative effort to advance and market South Carolina’s aerospace industry cluster on the global stage. This public, private, academic and nonprofit partnership connects the industry’s assets and securing future growth.

University of South Carolina Technology Commercialization Office

Statewide

Connects business interests, sponsors, and partners to innovative solutions by capitalizing on the university's faculty, research facilities centers, and institutes.

SCORE

National

America’s premier source of free business mentoring and education.

South Carolina Business One Stop (SCBOS)

Statewide
The official South Carolina business web portal that helps new and existing businesses better understand the process of filing permits, licenses, registrations, or paying taxes.

U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) South Carolina District Office

Statewide

The SBA partners with state economic development organizations to provide South Carolina small businesses with assistance and further business opportunities through events, presentations and educational materials.

South Carolina Small Business Development Centers (SBDC)

Statewide
Offers free, private consulting, resources and seminars to help small business thrive.

Agribusiness Economic Development

Statewide
South Carolina Department of Agriculture seal

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.