Small Business Development Center

Clemson Regional Small Business Development Center

It's the resource to get you started...and keep you going!

The Clemson Regional Small Business Development Center (SBDC) offers personal guidance and assistance to small business owners and entrepreneurs in Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson, Oconee, Pickens, Abbeville, Edgefield, Saluda, Greenwood, Laurens and McCormick counties.

Through personal and confidential consultation, SBDC representatives provide one-on-one management and technical assistance to small business owners who wish to start, grow or maintain their businesses. The SBDC offers marketing analysis, business plan preparation, financial feasibility studies and other valuable resources to the entrepreneur at little to no cost.

The regional SBDC operates in conjunction with the Frank L. Roddey Small Business Development Center of South Carolina, a consortium of four universities, whose 15 regional/area centers are located throughout the state. As part of the College of Business and Behavioral Science at Clemson University, the Clemson Regional SBDC is located at 55 East Camperdown Way in downtown Greenville.

Fact Sheet for Starting a Small Business

Upcoming Events

How To Save Your Business Before It Starts sponsored by Wyche- Greenville
May 17, 9:00AM-12:00PM
Blogging To Increase Your Bottom Line --Greenville
May 22, 9:00AM-12:00PM
Export-Import basics program for existing businesses 5-26-12 at Lander University, Greenwood
May 31, 6:00PM-9:00PM
Small Business Roundtable- Spartanburg
June 6, 8:15AM-11:15AM
Small Business Tax Workshop - Spartanburg
June 12, 9:30AM-4:30PM
Loans and Other Sources of Capital for Small Businesses 6-28-12 at Lander University, Greenwood
June 28, 6:00PM-7:30PM
Small Business Roundtable- Spartanburg
July 5, 9:15AM-11:15AM
Jump Start Your Business: Tips for Start-Up Success- Greenwood
July 12, 6:00PM-7:30PM
Small Business Tax Workshop - Greenville
July 26, 9:00AM-4:00PM
Small Business Roundtable- Spartanburg
August 2, 9:15AM-11:15AM
½ day Kauffman Foundation entrepreneurship program for existing businesses 6-16-12 at Lander University, Greenwood
August 18, 8:00AM-12:00PM
Small Business Tax Workshop - Greenwood
September 27, 9:00AM-4:00PM
Small Business Tax Workshop - Spartanburg
October 17, 9:30AM-4:30PM
Small Business Tax Workshop - Greenville
October 25, 9:00AM-4:00PM

The South Carolina Small Business Development Center (SBDC) operates in partnership and is partially funded under a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. The support given by the U.S. Small Business Administration through such funding does not constitute an express or implied endorsement of the cosponsor(s) or participants’ opinions, products or services. All SBDC programs are nondiscriminatory and available to individuals with disabilities.

U.S. Small Business Administration