A nationwide lender offering customized financing options servicing the following industries:  Manufacturing, Staffing, Wholesale/Distributing, B2B Companies, High-Tech, Transportation, and more.  Services include:

• Accounts Receivable Factoring
• Asset-Based Lending
• Payroll Funding
• PO Financing
• Term Loans

SDVOSB certifcation gives you:

• The ability to do business with the Veterans Administration 
• Priority for other federal and/or state contract bidding
• Tax relief
• Better access to Capital
• Extra support

VOSB certifcation gives you:

• The ability to do business with the Veterans Administration 
• Priority for other federal and/or state contract bidding
• Tax relief
• Better access to Capital
• Extra support

Fostering collaboration through state-of-the-art facilities for startups and academic researchers to provide collaboration spaces essential to advance technology

The Business Development Center (BDC) helps socially and economically disadvantaged businesses certify through the SC Unified Certification Program (SCUCP) to compete in the transportation industry in South Carolina. 

LISC's approach to economic development embraces small business lending and coaching, building capacity for local partners, leadership development and deployment of AmeriCorps members with community organizations across the country.

The Existing Industry Program, part of SC Commerce, offers assessment services to industries in every county to help them achieve peak performance. We accomplish this by leveraging an extensive network of in-house resources and allied partners. This program helps connect industry with local and state entities to ensure you have everything you possibly need to grow within our state.

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.

Gets businesses back up and running and people back to work as quickly as possible in times of disaster.

We develop and build many good things here in South Carolina; things that can be found in markets throughout the world. South Carolina companies of all sizes work with the South Carolina Department of Commerce to grow their businesses internationally. Our International Trade team provides a range of services, programs and funds that assist both new and experienced exporters with their export efforts, and help them realize the benefits of international trade.