Social Entrepreneurship Development

SC Uplift Community Outreach Small Business Development Program provides a range of services to meet the needs of low and moderate-income individuals as well as small businesses with 20 or less employees. These services, available to both start-up and existing businesses, include business plan development, cash flow analysis, and marketing, as well as access to community loan funds.

SC Uplift Small Business Development program provides comprehensive pro-active support for entrepreneurs planning to launch their own businesses and for owners of existing small businesses.
Our services include one-on-one counseling, workshops and seminars, and credit counseling for both entrepreneurs and small business owners.

Our counseling helps small business owners and entrepreneurs:

• Establish personal and business objectives
• Research and analyze markets and competition
• Structure products and services, and establish pricing
• Determine the best marketing and distribution methods (i.e. retail location, e-commerce, etc)
• Develop a realistic business plan
• Develop financial and cash flow projections
• Prepare documentation for obtaining financing from financial institutions and provide credit counseling when appropriate
• Comply with federal, state and local regulatory requirements
• Develop cost effective marketing materials and marketing campaigns