Resources

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Carolinas Minority Supplier Development Council (CMSDC)
9115 Harris Corners Parkway, Suite 440
Charlotte, North Carolina 28269
Telephone: 704.536.2884
Fax: 704.536.8856

South Carolina Small Business Development Centers (SBDC)
State Director's Office
Darla Moore School of Business
University of South Carolina
1705 College Street
Columbia, South Carolina 29208
Telephone: 803.777.4907
www.scsbdc.com
www.facebook.com/scsbdc

Other Programs Available for Assistance

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South Carolina Department of Transportation
955 Park Street
Columbia, South Carolina 29201
Telephone: 803.737.4672
DBE Program

South Carolina Department of Commerce
1201 Main Street
Columbia, South Carolina 29201
Telephone: 803.737.0400
www.sccommerce.com

Service Corp of Retired Executives (SCORE)

U.S. Small Business Administration
Strom Thurmond Federal Building
1835 Assembly Street, Suite 1421
Columbia, South Carolina 29201
Telephone: 803.765.5377
Elliott O. Cooper, District Director

Hispanic Connections, Inc.
2005 Hampton Street
Suite B
Columbia, South Carolina 29204
Telephone: 803.765.0560
Fax: 803.765.2488
Gustavo G. Penaranda, President and CEO

Lending

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U.S. Small Business Administration
Strom Thurmond Federal Building
1835 Assembly Street, Suite 1421
Columbia, South Carolina 29201
Elliott O. Cooper, District Director
Telephone: 803.765.5377
www.sba.gov

Charleston Local Development Corporation
75 Calhoun Street, Third Floor
Charleston, South Carolina 29401
Cindi Rourk, Loan Officer
Telephone: 843.965.4089
Fax: 843.724.7354
rourkc@ci.charleston.sc.us

South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority
1201 Main Street, Suite 1600
Columbia, South Carolina 29201
Telephone: 803.737.0268
Fax: 803.737.0628
Harry Huntley, CPA-Director

South Carolina Appalachian Council of Governments
30 Century Circle
Greenville, South Carolina 29607
(Anderson, Cherokee, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens, and Spartanburg Counties)
Telephone: 864.242.9733
Fax: 864.242.6957
Steve Pelissier, Executive Director

Upper Savannah Council of Governments
222 Phoenix Street, Suite 200
Greenwood, South Carolina 29648
(Abbeville, Edgeville, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, and Saluda Counties)
Telephone: 864.941.8051
Fax: 864.941.8090
Patricia Hartung, Director

Catawba Regional Planning Council
215 Hampton Street
Rock Hill, South Carolina 29731
(Chester, Lancaster, Union, and York Counties)
Telephone: 803.327.9041
Fax: 803.327.1912

Central Midlands Council of Governments
236 Stoneridge Drive
Columbia, South Carolina 29210
(Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry, and Richland Counties)
Telephone: 803.376.5390
Fax: 803.376.5394