Business News and Resources

• Press Releases

  Don’t Wait for Insurance Settlement to Apply for SBA Low Interest Loans

  November 5, 2018

  SBA Approved Over $285 Million in Hurricane Florence Disaster Loans

  November 1, 2018

  SBA Opens Business Recovery Center in Dillon County, SC

  September 28, 2018

• Disaster Resources

  FEMA

  South Carolina Emergency Management Division

  #SCFlood: Find a Disaster Center

  Hurricane Florence Disaster Fact Sheet

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

  Salute to Small Business Website

  2019 National Award Guidelines

  2019 State Award Guidelines

  Nomination Background Form

• From Our Office

  Top State and Federal Online Business Resources

  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

• SBA Programs

  SBA's Role in Lending

  Find a Mentor or Counselor

  Federal Business Opportunities

• State and Local Resources

  South Carolina State Economic Profile

  SC Commerce: Business Resource Finder

  SC Business One Stop

  SC Dept. of Revenue

  SC Dept. of Labor, Licensing and Regulations

  SC Secretary of State

  Exporting Resources for South Carolina

  Local, Regional and Statewide Chambers of Commerce

  Benedict College - HBCU Strategic Alliance

• Success Stories

  Veteran-Owned Business Uses SBA Assistance to Start Training Application Firm

  From At-Will Employee to Owner of a Marketing and Public Relations Firm

  Linking Cultures and People Is Mota Enterprises, LLC

  Female Nonprofit Executive Discovers a Need and Opens a Recycling Business

  Navy Veteran Uses Skills Learned in the Navy to Start Construction Business

• Lending Activity

  SBA South Carolina Lending FY19 (10/01/2018-10/31/2018)