Vets First Verification Program
Provides the US Dept. of Veteran Affairs with unique authority set-aside and sole source contracts for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB).
Small Business
Women-Owned Small Business
Program designed to increase the number of women-owned small businesses being awarded federal contracts.
Small Business Development Centers
Provides small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs FREE face-to-face business consulting and at-cost training by helping local businesses start, grow and thrive.
SourceSC
This platform is available to help connect South Carolina business with in-state suppliers, vendors, and manufacturers. As such, it is beneficial for companies to be SourceSC members not only for exposure but to be informed of upcoming supplier outreach events and B2B opportunities to meet with companies one-on-one.
SizeUpSC
SizeUpSC is a SC Department of Commerce business intelligence tool that allows businesses to receive data to help make better decisions around competitive benchmarking, customers, suppliers, even marketing and advertising. This is a great resource for demographic data to support business startups as well.
SBIR/STTR
Highly competitive programs that encourage domestic small businesses to engage in Federal Research/Research and Development with the potential for commercialization.
SBA Size Standards
The US Small Business Administration guide to determine whether or not your business qualifies as small.
SBA Mentor-Protégé program
Designed to help eligible small businesses (proteges) gain capacity and win government contracts through partnerships with more experienced companies (mentors).
Small Business Administration
Provides free business counseling, SBA-guaranteed business loans, home & business disaster loans, and contracting assistance programs.
SCORE Midlands
SCORE Midlands, as a resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration, is a nonprofit association dedicated to educating entrepreneurs and helping small businesses start, grow, and operate succesfully. It has been providing free Mentoring services to small businesses in the Midlands area of South Carolina since the 1970s. The Chapter’s all volunteer mentors use their years of real-world practical business experience to assist clients addresss their business issues.