More than 40 staff, special guests and sponsors gathered June 11-12 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Columbia for the SC SBDC Annual Statewide meeting that featured exhibitor booths, training sessions, panels, presentations, working luncheons and an Awards Dinner and Ceremony. State Director Michele Abraham opened the two-day meeting with welcoming remarks that focused on the theme for the gathering—Agribusiness—and supporting small to mid-sized enterprises which in the many ru

Andrew Fisher is passionate about his business, Bakers Buzzin’, an amazingly fun children's cooking studio in the heart of Fort Mill and Tega Cay. Before opening his unique venue, however, Fisher was a compliance manager working at Wells Fargo. But his dream was calling, so he left his job to dedicate himself full-time to building his vision. This turned out to be a very good move because what Fisher had in mind was very unique for the area. “My idea was to use cooking as a m