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Minority Business Development Centers (MBDC)
Carolinas Minority Supplier Development Councils, Inc (CMSDC)
Carolina Association Of Minority Supplier Development Council
5624 Executive Center Drive, Suite 106
Hatteras Building
Charlotte, NC 28212
Telephone: (704) 536-2884
Fax: (704) 536-8856
Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) Statewide Network
South Carolina Small Business Development Centers
State Director's Office
Darla Moore School of Business
University of South Carolina
1705 College Street
Columbia, SC 29208
Ph (803) 777-4907
www.scsbdc.com
www.facebook.com/scsbdc
South Carolina Department of Transportation
955 Park Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Telephone: (803) 737-1372
DBE Program
Center (EDTAC)
Bendict College
Harden & Blanding Street
Columbia, Sc 29204
Telephone: (803) 253-5316
Fax: (803) 253-5067
John Hudson, Director
SC Department of Commerce
AT&T Office Building
1201 Main Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Telephone: (803) 737-0400
http://www.sccommerce.com
Service Corp of Retired Executives (SCORE)
Aiken--Chamber of Commerce
Telephone: (803) 641-1111
Anderson--Tri County Tech
Telephone: (864) 224-0453
Columbia--Strom Thurmond Federal Building
Telephone: (803) 765-5131
Charleston--Mendel Rivers Federal Bldg.
Telephone: (843) 727-4778
Greenville--C.F. Haynesworth Federal Building
Telephone: (864) 271-3638
Greenwood--Piedmont Tech
Telephone: (864) 223-8357
Hilton Head--Technical College of the Lowcountry
Telephone: (843) 842-6509 or (843) 785-7107
Myrtle Beach--48th Executive County
Telephone: (843) 449-8538
Orangeburg--Chamber of Commerce
Telephone: (803) 534-6821
Spartanburg--Chamber of Commerce
Telephone: (864) 594-5001
Sumter--Chamber of Commerce
Telephone: (803) 775-1231
Small Business Administration
Strom Thurmond Federal Building
1835 Assembly Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Telephone: (803) 765-5912
Elliot Cooper, Director
Hispanic Connections
2005 Hampton Street
Suite B
Columbia, SC 29204
Telephone: (803) 765-0560
Fax: (803) 765-2488
Sergio Perez-Casanova, V.P Marketing-Training & Development
Small Business Administration
Strom Thurmond Federal Building
1835 Assembly Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Theresa B. Singleton, Chief of Finance Division
Telephone: (803) 253-3121
Fax: (803) 765-5962
http://www.sba.gov
Charleston Local Development Corporation
75 Calhoun Street, Third Floor
Charleston, SC 29401
Cindi Rourk, Loan Officer
843.965.4089 (O) 843.724.7354 (F)
rourkc@ci.charleston.sc.us
Jobs - Economic Development Authority
1201 Main Street, Suite 1750
Columbia, SC 29201
Telephone: (803) 737-0079
Fax: (803) 737-0016
SC Applalachian Council of Governments
Post Office Drawer 6668
Greenvilee, SC 29606
(Anderson, Cherokee, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg Co.)
Telephone: (864) 242-9733
Fax: (864) 242-6957
Upper Savannah Council of Governments
Post Office Drawer 1366
Greenwood, SC 29646
(Abbeville, Edgeville, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Saluda Co.)
Telephone: (864) 941-8050
Fax: (864) 941-8090
Catawba Regional Planning Council
Post Office Drawer 450
Rock Hill, SC 29731
(Chester, Lancaster, Union, York Co.)
Telephone: (803) 327-9041
Fax: (803) 327-1912
Central Midlands Council of Governments
236 Stoneridge Drive
Columbia, SC 29210
(Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry, Richland Co.)
Telephone: (803) 376-5390
Fax: (803) 376-5394