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Kenneth Canty with SBA Deputy Administrator Marie Johns

Region IV Minority Small Business Person of the Year

Meet Kenneth Canty, the 2011 Minority Small Business Person of the Year for the Southeast region. As a small business owner, Kenneth is no stranger to adversity. What sets him apart, however, is how he turned adversity into opportunity. Kenneth is...

SCORE Helps Small Business Owner with Start-up and Continued Growth

Seven years ago, Alice Van Allen, a seamstress in Camden, decided to start her own alterations store in Sumter, where she lived and where she already had several clients. Alice had done her small business research; now she needed to make sure her...

SBA Loan Helps Small Business Owner to Hire Key Managers, Allowing for Growth

Despite the housing market woes that hit the state last summer and have since generated daily headlines, Tony Thompson’s business Remodeling Services Unlimited, which serves primarily residential clientele, has maintained consistent sales....

CARBRA Construction: Passion, Commitment and a Don’t-give-up Attitude

Construction is a historically male-dominated industry. Drive by a construction site and you expect to see men in hard-hats, not only out in the field, but also directing the action. That obviously doesn’t matter much to Betty Spells Price,...

Small Business Owner Receives SBA Loan to Procure Equipment, Expand Services

As a tourist destination, Charleston is best known for its historical beauty: horse-drawn buggies on cobblestone streets, Rainbow Row and delicate-looking wrought iron lacing that’s survived earthquakes, hurricanes and the Civil...