Business Services

The Small Business Administration’s 8(a) Business Development Program is a 9-year initiative that offers a range of assistance to businesses that are at least 51% owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. … Read More

The S.C. Chamber of Commerce’s Spring 2019 Business Confidence Survey found that 93% of S.C. business leaders have a positive economic outlook. Nearly half of the 246 leaders polled expected to hire more people this year. … Read More

The 2018 Midlands Regional Competitiveness Report found a strong entrepreneurial environment in the 6-county Columbia metropolitan statistical area, though Columbia’s ranking in other indicators, including livability, dropped from 2017 … Read More

The fifth annual Midlands Regional Competitiveness Report, which measures Columbia’s economic competitiveness in five categories, will be released today. The report compares the greater Columbia area to nine similar Southeast cities. … Read More

The event, held in partnership with the office of U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, will feature S.C. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Jennifer Fletcher and provide information about the tax-incentivized economic development program. … Read More