Consultant Profile:  Andy Hall  Area Center: Greenville Title: Business Consultant Start Date: October 13, 2025 QUESTION: What was your career track prior to joining the SC SBDC? ANSWER: Spent 27 years as a small business owner.  4 Concepts.   QUESTION: What motivated you to become an SC SBDC consultant? ANSWER:  Desire to help emerging small businesses become more successful.   QUESTION: What is the best piece of advice you would offer an aspiring business owner? ANSWER: Know your...

Consultant Profile: Brian Gilmer  Area Center: Greenville Title: Business Consultant Start Date: August 9, 2023 QUESTION: What was your career track prior to joining the SC SBDC network? ANSWER: I worked in banking and consumer finance after completing my B.A. in Finance in 1990. Here, I met successful entrepreneurs and was drawn to being an entrepreneur myself. In 1994 and for the next 27 years, I owned my own business in real estate and property management. To continue improving myself, I...

Consultant Profile:  Jim Funk  Area Center: Rock Hill Title: Orangeburg Business Consultant Start Date: July 15, 2020 QUESTION: What was...