What is the SBDC? Take a look.

Since 2007 our Small Business Development Centers across South Carolina have helped more than 20,000 entrepreneurs start their own business or help entrepreneurs who already have an existing one.   Take a look at this interview of Michelle Abraham, our state director, and learn more on what the SBDC is and what we can do to help you. 

Winning Proposal Tips

Putting together a proposal can be a daunting, stressful and exasperating process. But the process doesn’t stop when you’ve finished writing the proposal, you have to present it and sell your idea to others. This task doesn’t always has positive results.

Check these tips and increase your chances to have a winner proposal.

Be Creative! Here are some tips...

Are you seeking creativity, innovation or an idea to boost your business? Check these tips out. You may discover that the trigger for that next big idea has been sitting there just waiting for you to notice it. Maybe these tips will help you put your creativity in practice.


Click here to check out the tips!

Happy Monday!

Thanks to Sweet Fire Counseling for starting us out with a little motivation and inspiration this week :-)


This is the beginning of a new day. You have been given this day to use as you will. You can waste it or use it for good. What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it. When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever; in its place is something that you have left behind... let it be something good. :) ~Author Unknown

Are you looking into opening a small business any time soon, but you don't know how things work? In 2011 an Intuit survey came up with the following picture.

Take a look at it and see if this is something you are willing to get into. If you are and you need help, contact us. We are here to help!

Today is YOUR day! Your mountain is waiting. So...get on your way! - Dr. Seuss

Are your customers loyal to your business?

This is an amazing report of one man's customer service experience with Amazon.com. An experience that has made him the greatest marketing tool that Amazon could ever hope to find. A customer who is actively seeking out people to tell this story to.


Do you leave your customers feeling that loyal at the end of their shopping experience with you?

Click here to read this great article that will inspire you.