SC – Economic Development Boards, Alliances, Associations

South Carolina SC Economic Directory SC Economic Development Boards

SC Statewide Economic Development Organizations

• Clemson University Innovation Campus and Technology Park
  
• Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research
  
• Main Street South Carolina - revitalizing communities
  
• Municipal Association of South Carolina
• New Carolina - SC Council on Competitiveness
  
• SmartState - SC Centers for Economic Excellence - supporting research and technology
  
• South Carolina Advocates for Agriculture - market and promote SC agricultural products
  
• South Carolina Association of Community Development Corporations
  
• SC Cooperative Extension Services - Clemson University - agricultural research and development
  – County offices
• South Carolina Economic Developers' Association
• South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority
• South Carolina Market Maker - SC food producers and businesses that carry local products
  
• South Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership - helping SC companies improve their competitiveness, performance and profitability
  
• South Carolina Power Team - industrial parks, sites, and buildings
  
• Spiro Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership - Clemson University
  

SC Local & Regional Economic Development Organizations

• Aiken-Edgefield Economic Development Partnership
• Alliance Pickens
• Andrews Revitalization Association
• Appalachian Development Corporation - Anderson, Cherokee, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg counties
  
  
• Barnwell County Economic Development Commission
• Belton Alliance
  
  
• Central SC Alliance - Calhoun, Clarendon, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lexington, McCormick, Newberry, Orangeburg and Richland counties
  
• Charleston Angel Partners
• Charleston County Economic Development Department
• Charleston Regional Competitiveness Center - statistics
• Charleston Regional Development Alliance
• Cherokee County Development Board
• Chester County Economic Development Office
• Chesterfield County Economic Development Board
• Clarendon County Development Board
• Colleton County Economic Alliance
• Columbia Economic Development
  – Commercial Revolving Loan Fund - helps small businesses obtain financing with reasonable rates
  
  
• Darlington County Economic Development Partnership
  
  
• Economic Development Alliance of Pickens
• Economic Development Partnership - Aiken, Edgefield counties
  
  
• Fairfield County Economic Development Department
• Florence County Economic Development Partnership
• Fort Mill Economic Council
  
  
• Georgetown County Economic Development Commission
• The Gould Business Incubator - Florence - assists new business ventures by providing affordable launching platform for first and second stage companies
  
• Greenville Area Development Corporation
• Greenville Economic and Community Development Department
• Greer Development Corporation
  
  
• Innovista - Columbia - research and innovation district for public and private sector
  
  
• Kershaw County Economic Development Office
  
  
• Laurens County Development Corporation
• Lexington County Economic Development Department
• Love Local of the Upstate - Greenville advocacy organization promotes locally-owned businesses and artisans
  
• Lowcountry Local First - North Charleston - supports community-based businesses and encourages consumers to purchase products from local providers
  
  
• Marion County Economic Development Commission
• Myrtle Beach Regional Economic Development Corporation
  
  
• Newberry County Economic Development Office
• North Eastern Strategic Alliance - Chesterfield, Clarendon, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Marion, Marlboro, Williamsburg counties
  
  
• Oconee Economic Alliance
• Orangeburg County Development Commission
  
  
• Rock Hill Economic and Urban Development Corporation
  
  
• South Carolina Coastal Community Development Corporation - St. Helena Island
• South Carolina I-77 Alliance - nonprofit economic development organization that seeks to attract investment and high-quality jobs to Chester, Fairfield, Richland, and York Counties along the I-77 corridor of South Carolina
  
• Southern Carolina Regional Development Alliance - Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Hampton counties
  
• SRS Community Reuse Organization
• Sumter County Development Board
  
  
• Ten at the Top - Greenville - collaborative among professionals in ten Upstate counties to improve cooperation among communities and business sectors to create positive impact for all
  
  
• Union County Development Board
• Upstate Alliance
  
  
• Williamsburg County Development Board
  
  
• York County Economic Development Department

Southern Regional Economic Development Organizations

• Southern Economic Development Council
• Southern Rural Development Center