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Aiken Area SBDC
Business Consultant
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USC-Aiken, School of Business
471 University Parkway, Box 9
Aiken, SC 29801
839.205.0976
hooverbm@mailbox.sc.edu
Beaufort Area SBDC
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USCB Historic Beaufort Campus
801 Carteret Street
Beaufort, SC 29902
843.521.4143
goodman@uscb.edu
Charleston Area SBDC
Dick Brabham
Business Consultant
Scott Poole
Government Contracting Business Consultant
Carolyn Strange
Region Administrative Assistant
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6296 Rivers Ave. Suite 300
North Charleston, SC 29406
843.740.6160
strangbc@mailbox.sc.edu
Clemson Area SBDC
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Clemson University
The Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business
Chandler Burns Hall
Columbia Area SBDC
Bob Jones
Business Consultant
Jim Johnson
Business Consultant & Food Systems Specialist
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1225 Laurel Street, Third Floor
Columbia, SC 29201
803.777.1020
uscsbdc@mailbox.sc.edu
Florence Area SBDC
Egi Oakman-Black
Business Consultant
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Florence/Darlington Technical
College
PO Box 100548
Florence, SC 29501
843.661.8256
sbdc.florence@gmail.com
Greenville Area SBDC
Area Manager &
Business Consultant
Andrea Galehouse
Office Manager
Tabby Studebaker
Business Consultant
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Clemson University
225 S Pleasantburg Drive Suite C-12
Greenville SC 29607
864.370.1545
clemsonsbdc@clemson.edu
Greenwood Area SBDC
Matthew Dean
Area Manager and Business Consultant
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430 Helix Rd
Greenwood, SC 29646
864.941.8092
mcdean@clemson.edu
Hilton Head Area SBDC
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USCB Gateway to Hilton Head
Campus
One University Boulevard
Bluffton, SC 29909
843.208.8259
pcameron@uscb.edu
Myrtle Beach Area SBDC
Bernita Platt
Business Consultant
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Coastal Carolina University
Atlantic Hall
PO Box 261954
Conway, SC 29528
843.3494010
MBAreaSBDC@coastal.edu
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Georgetown Library
405 Cleland Street
Georgetown, SC 29440
843.606.0116
jpgraham@coastal.edu
Newberry Area SBDC
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Newberry College
2100 College Street
Newberry, SC 29108
803.321.5689
lorieg@mailbox.sc.edu
Orangeburg Area SBDC
John Gethers
SC State Region Director
Dolline Tucker
Administrative Assistant
Business Consultant
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South Carolina State University
Algernon S. Belcher Hall
300 College Street, Campus
Box 7176
Orangeburg, SC 29117
803.536.8445
dtucker@scsu.edu
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Colleton Commercial Kitchen
514 East Washington Street
Walterboro, SC 29488
843.549.2303
Rock Hill Area SBDC
John Blomberg
Area Manager & Business Consultant
Harish Iyer
Business Consultant
Ann Geter
Administrative Assistant
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Winthrop University
118 Thurmond Building
Rock Hill, SC 29733
803.323.2283
sbdc@winthrop.edu
Spartanburg Area SBDC
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Spartanburg Community College
Tyger River Campus
1875 East Main Street
Suite#4
Duncan, SC 29334
864.592.6318
meeks5@clemson.edu
Sumter Area SBDC
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USC Sumter
200 Miller Road, Room 216
Sumter, SC 29150
803.938.3833
fls@mailbox.sc.edu
State Director's Office
Michele Abraham
State Director
Sonya Belk
Financial Manager
Sarah Hines
Associate State
Director of Operations
Pelicia Bethea
Administrative Assistant
Rebecca Blackburn Hines
Special Programs Manager
Susan Sturgeon
Marketing Manager
Emily Davison
Training Program Coordinator
Rachel Sullivan
Graphic Designer
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USC Moore School of Business
1014 Greene Street
Columbia, SC 29208
803.777.4907
shines@sc.edu