PEAK DRIFT: New brewery opens in NoMa district and plans expansion
Many leaders in Columbia see the potential for economic growth in the city’s North Main or NoMa district.
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HOLIDAY SHOPPING: Soda City’s small businesses profiting from increased foot traffic
“This was probably the best Black Friday we’ve had in years,”
“Make That Dough” event hopes to expand food access for communities in need
Small business owners and non-profit organizations teamed up for the inaugural “Make That Dough” breakfast event. The collaboration is meant to help find new ways to expand food access for communities in need.
Columbia leaders announce new Business Friendly Initiatives
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – City leaders say starting and sustaining a business in Columbia should now be easier. Six new friendly business initiatives that were announced by city council members today. “I’ll say all six of them are very important but parking spaces, grease trap capacity regulations these are all things that could quickly dash somebody’s ambition to open their…
SMALL BUSINESS WEEK: Columbia mayor celebrates transformation of Soda City with local owners
“When I first moved to Columbia South Carolina, Main Street was where you could bowl on it at 5 o’clock every day,” Rickenmann said. “I mean there was nobody here.”
BATESBURG-LEESVILLE: Lexington County community waits on federal aid along with many small South Carolina towns
In South Carolina, $435 million is set to go to 254 towns in the Palmetto State with fewer than 50,000 residents. However, South Carolina is only one a few nationwide that has yet to request those funds.
Paycheck Protection Program back open for small businesses and entrepreneurs
Help is on the way for the millions of small businesses still struggling to make ends meet. The Paycheck Protection Program is back open for small businesses and entrepreneurs, but applying this time around will be different.
Help Planned for Small Businesses Affected by VC Summer Layoffs
CHAPIN, S.C. (WOLO) – The South Carolina Small Business Development Center will host a series of upcoming programs, for small businesses affected by the layoffs at VC Summer Nuclear Plant in Jenkinsville. The tools are meant to help small business owners assess their current financial, operational and mental preparedness for the economic challenges that will come in the recovery period….
