Business News and Resources

• Press Releases

  SBA Achieves Historic Small Business Lending in South Carolina for Fiscal Year 2020

  November 4, 2020

  SBA Offers Disaster Assistance to Small Businesses in South Carolina Affected by Civil Unrest

  August 19, 2020

  SBA Celebrates the Launch of New South Carolina Women’s Business Centers

  June 30, 2020

• Disaster Resources

  COVID-19 Minority and Small Business Relief Grant Program

  Coronavirus Resources

  Coronavirus FAQs

  Feb. 2020 Severe Storms Fact Sheet

  FEMA

  South Carolina Emergency Management Division

• Salute To Small Business-National Small Business Week (NSBW)

  Salute to Small Business Website

  Award Forms and Guidelines

• From Our Office

  SBA Lenders Serving South Carolina

  3 Essential Elements of Small Business Success

  Preparing for a Business Loan

• Other Resources

  Obtaining Business Licenses & Permits

  Business Structure and Tax Implications

  Borrowing Money

  Small Business Size Regulations

  Federal Procurement Database Systems - Next Generation

• Our Partners

  South Carolina Small Business Development Center

  Columbia Women's Business Center

  Greenville Women's Business Center

  SC Business One Stop

  SC Department of Commerce

  South Carolina Research Authority

  SC African American Chamber of Commerce

  Richland County Office of Small Business Opportunity

  City of Columbia Office of Business Opportunities

  City of Charleston Business Services

  Benedict College Business Development Center

  Columbia College Women's Business Center

  Voorhees College

• State and Local Resources

  South Carolina State Economic Profile

  SC Department of Commerce

  Local, Regional and Statewide Chambers of Commerce

  SC Dept. of Revenue

  SC Secretary of State

  SC Dept. of Labor, Licensing and Regulations

  Exporting Resources for South Carolina

• Success Stories

  Veteran & Wife Start Bakery Business in the Lowcountry

  Marine Veteran Builds Veterans Networking Business in Mount Pleasant

  Columbia Small Business Grows Despite Difficult Times

  Greenville Bicycle Wheel Business Exports Across the Globe with SBA Assistance

  Greenville Entrepreneur Discovers a Gap in the Hospitality Industry

• Lending Activity

  SBA South Carolina Lending FY19 (10/01/2018-09/30/2019)