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- American Business
Women's Association
The ABWA brings together businesswomen of diverse occupations and provides
opportunities for them to help themselves and others grow personally and
professionally through leadership, education, networking support and
national recognition.
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Clemson Small Business Development Center
The Frank L. Roddey Small Business Development Center (SBDC) of
South Carolina is a consortium of 4 universities which operate a state
office and 15 regional/area centers located throughout the state. These
centers offer a variety of services and management training courses tailored
to meet the needs of small & medium-sized businesses. SBDC consultants at
each site provide management and technical assistance to those wishing to
start or expand an enterprise.
Contact a Chamber Member for help!
Ben Smith
Area Manager
Clemson Small Business Development Center
425 Sirrine Hall
Clemson, SC 29634
Phone: (864) 710-4717
Fax : (864) 656-4869
This website is the Kauffman Foundation's
online resource guide for entrepreneurs. It contains information on starting &
growing businesses and connects entrepreneurs with business experts.
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National Association of Women
Business Owners
Everything NAWBO undertakes leverages the unique
attributes that women business owners bring to the table and is designed to
illuminate, transform - and ultimately harness - the nation's wide-ranging
community of entrepreneurial women into an ever-more-influential voice and
increasingly dynamic leadership roles.
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www.PlanABiz.org
Plan A Biz is an interactive
mapping and demographic analysis tool designed to support small business
development in the South Carolina Upstate. It helps entrepreneurs, bankers,
and consultants with business plan development by providing key demographic
and business climate information for an area around a proposed or
established business.
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South
Carolina Employment Security Commission
The SC Employment Security Commission's Labor Market Information (LMI)
Department produces a County Spotlight for each county in South Carolina.
The County Spotlights include the following information: County History,
Local Workforce Center Information, Location & Climate, Population, Labor
Force, Educational Attainment, Per Capita Income, Unemployment Insurance
Benefits.
Contact a Chamber Member for Help!
Teri Gilstrap
South Carolina Employment Security Commission
One Stop Workforce Center
309 West Whitner Street
Anderson, SC 29622
(864) 226-6273
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South
Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership
SCMEP is a private,
non-profit group that serves as a resource to South Carolina businesses,
providing them with a range of innovative strategies and solutions to
strengthen leadership, develop competencies, drive growth, and eliminate
waste.
An affiliate of the
National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), SCMEP operates under
the US Dept of Commerce to promote innovation and industrial
competitiveness.
Sponsored by the South Carolina Chamber of
Commerce, this site allows minority and women business owners to register for
contracts with South Carolina companies. The site also contains useful links to
information on minority and women owned business status.
This Web site is a one-stop source for
information pertaining to doing business with South Carolina state government.
Information on current available bids and contracts, as well as online
registration can be found on this site.
This website includes boardroom-ready workforce
reports for any location in the U.S. These reports can be used for site
selection and economic development.
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