| Business Matchmaking's purpose is to match small businesses with government agencies, large business prime contractors and major corporations that have contract opportunities for products and services offered by small, growing companies and creating relationships for future contracts. The program's goal is to stimulate jobs and growth for small business by taking advantage of opportunities that are normally relegated to distinct geographical areas such as the Washington DC Beltway or the city where a major corporation is located. |
 | The mission of the Small Business Development Center National Information Clearinghouse (SBDCNET) is to meet the information needs of the SBDC community by providing timely, relevant research, web-based information, and training. |
| The OWBO promotes the growth of women-owned businesses through programs that address business training and technical assistance, and provide access to credit and capital, federal contracts, and international trade opportunities. |
| Senior Corps of Retired Executives uses the skill and experience of retired executives to assist individuals with their decisions to begin or to operate small businesses. |
| SC Manufacturing Extension Program provides SC businesses with value-added technological, workplace, and business solutions. |
| The US Small Business Administration counsels, assists and protects the interests of the nation's small businesses. The SBA provides Online Training Network information. |
| USC Small Business Development Center aids small business start-up ventures and assists in the continued growth of small businesses. |
| Author M. Spiro Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership at Clemson supports educational, research, and outreach programs that promote entrepreneurial activity. |
| Clemson Apparel Research is striving to revitalize the domestic apparel industry through advanced technology and better management techniques. |
| Institute for Manufacturing Productivity at York Technical College provides training to meet manufacturing industry needs. |
| Minority Business Development Agency of the US Department of Commerce. |
| The Office of Small Minority Business Assistance operates within the SC Governor's Office to promote the interest of small and minority businesses as a part of the free enterprise system; thereby, enhancing economic growth and development in SC. |
| South Carolina Business One Stop is a web site for obtaining SC regulations, licenses, permits, and other government business requirements. |
| South Carolina Chamber of Commerce serves as a unified voice of business in the state. |
| SC Department of Commerce--working to ensure that your project receives the best information available and the optimum development plan that benefits you. |
| SC Export Consortium has opportunities available to help small to medium-sized business increase their international competitiveness. |
| South Carolina Minority Business dot Net offers assistance and increased flexibility in locating minority businesses for companies seeking to diversify their vendors. |
| SC Technical College System offers job-related training that supports the economic development of the state. |
| USC Technology Incubator Program promotes, stimulates, and supports economic development in the Columbia and Midlands areas. |
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Funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.
The SC Women's Business Center is a program of the SC Manufacturing Extension Partnership, with management, oversight and support provided by SCMEP and its resources.