Palmetto Economic Development Corporation: Non-governmental, statewide organization; Includes information on industrial parks, buildings and sites served by the electric cooperatives and Santee Cooper.
Small Business Development Center: Winthrop University sponsored small business resource center offering information on events and services.
South Carolina Economic Developers Association: Works to enhance the professional development of membership and to advocate economic development to benefit residents of the state; find out about membership, meetings, and services.
South Carolina Association of Community Development Corporations: State-wide trade association of non-profit, community-based development corporations within economically distressed communities. Find out about initiatives, volunteering, and board members.
South Carolina Department of Commerce: Provides energy and financing specialists, a technical school system, a variety of transportation and distribution experts, and local area economic developers with in-depth community knowledge for area businesses.