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.
- http://www.sccommerce.com/

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.
- http://www.sceda.org/

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.
- http://www.communitydevelopmentsc.org/

Small Business Development Center
- Winthrop University sponsored small business resource center offering information on events and services.
- http://cba.winthrop.edu/sbdc/

Palmetto Economic Development Corporation
- Non-governmental, statewide organization; Includes information on industrial parks, buildings and sites served by the electric cooperatives and Santee Cooper.
- http://www.southcarolinapowerteam.com/