The South Carolina Women's Business Center is located at the Columbia College Breed Leadership Center. SBA is supported in South Carolina by excellent resource partners. These resources are available Monday through Friday. To ensure time with a counselor, please schedule an appointment. SBA suggests to the customer that they prepare in advance of an appointment with a counselor.
Preparation includes organizing plans and beginning the process of developing a business plan.
The services provided through these resources not only prepare the entrepreneur to apply for business loans, but also have been very helpful in assisting clients obtain government contracts. In South Carolina, no business is more than 50 miles from an SBDC office. SBDC services include, but are not limited to, assisting entrepreneurs with financial, marketing, production, organization, management and technical problems. Special SBDC programs and economic development activities include international trade, procurement assistance, venture capital formation and rural development. The SDC Program in South Carolina celebrated its 20 years of service in 1999.