Business Resource Library

Business Tools

• Business Plan Template (pdf)
• Business Plan Sample (pdf)
• Starting a Business Guide
• Myrtle Beach Area Statistical Abstract
• Local Economic Indicators
• South Carolina Business Tax Guide

Federal Sources

International Trade

• Overseas Private Investment Company
• Export-Import Bank of the United States
• International Trade Administration
• Trade Information Center
• US Customs and Border Protection

Small Business

• Small Business Advisor
• Small Business Administration Home Page
• SBA information on women in business
• Office of Small and Minority Business Assistance
• SBDC National Information Clearinghouse
• SBA Minority and Women's Prequalification Pilot Loan Program

Economic Data

• Stat-USA
• US Census Bureau
• State and County Quick Facts
• Federal Agencies Statistics
• Department of Commerce

Other Federal Sources

• Internal Revenue Service
• Copyright and Patent Office Register of Copyrights
• Federal Business Opportunities

State Sources

• South Carolina Department of Insurance
• Official WebSite of the State of South Carolina
• Secretary of State
• SC Dept of Revenue of and Taxation Alcohol and Beverage Control Commission
• South Carolina Department of Labor
• South Carolina’s Business One Stop
• Employer Services-Technical Services
• South Carolina Export Consortium

Local Sources

• City of Conway Home Page
• Conway Main Street Home Page
• Conway Chamber of Commerce
• Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce
• North Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce
• Georgetown Chamber of Commerce

Grant Sources

• Coastal Carolina University Homepage-Grants Section
• The (FREE) Federal Clearing House
• The South Carolina Foundation Directory
• SBA Federal Grants Resources

Other Sources

• National Bureau of Economic Statistics
• Entrepreneur Magazine
• The Small Business Advisor
• Idea cafe-financing section
• Business know-how practical suggestion page
• National Association for the Self-Employed Home Page
• SBIRWorld.Com
• American Marketing Association
• World Bank
• International Monetary Fund
• National Foundation for Women Business Owners
• Carolinas Minority Supplier Development Councils, Inc.