A HELPING HAND FOR

RURAL SOUTH CAROLINA

The Center for Cooperative and Enterprise Development is dedicated to enhancing and expanding local food and agricultural businesses in South Carolina.

A HELPING HAND FOR

RURAL SOUTH CAROLINA

The Center for Cooperative and Enterprise Development is dedicated to enhancing and expanding local food and agricultural businesses in South Carolina.

We can help grow your local food or agriculture business.

WHAT WE DO

We provide technical assistance to cooperatives, mutually-owned businesses, and other small business within multiple industries, but with a strong focus on agricultural businesses.

Education & Training.

We have an established history of providing assistance with financial management, marketing, tax preparation, leadership skills, start-up cost and more.

We connect you to the right place.

Looking for resources to help you start or grow your farm business or cooperative? Explore our resource library by clicking the button below.

Every farm is different.

We work alongside clients to provide guidance through one-on-one or small group counseling, which helps staff provide more targeted assistance.

RESOURCES

We have a vast library of resources available in the Great State of South Carolina. The Center has many ways to help grow your local food or agricultural business.

New Business

Resources for those looking to start a new business in South Carolina.

Existing Business

Whether you’re transferring a business, estate planning or using farm assets for retirement, we can help with that.

Cooperative Development

We work with farmer-owned co-ops that help producer-members market and process their crops and livestock, and secure needed production supplies and services.

Grant Support

Resources for those looking to apply for Federal and State Grant Opportunities.

Other Resources

We help new Ag-Businesses plan for success with a variety of programs and resources.

HOW WE HELP

We provide technical assistance to cooperatives, mutually-owned businesses, and other small businesses within multiple industries, but with a strong focus on the agricultural business.

Business Plan Development

We help transform your ideas into a targeted business plan! Center staff work directly with you, providing guidance during the business planning process.

Financial Management Assistance

The Center staff has a history of assisting individuals and farms negatively affected by the economy to take advantage of newly created opportunities as a result of such changes.

Education & Training

We have an established history of providing assistance with financial management, marketing, tax preparation, leadership skills, start-up cost and more.

Attendees of the Acre Program receive training in marketing, financial planning, value-added processes, legal requirements, state and federal grant opportunities, and more.

Feeding Innovation is designed to support entrepreneurs interested in developing or expanding healthy food businesses in food deserts or underserved areas of the state.

This Program helps our state’s new farmers development of their farm businesses by providing innovative research-based agribusiness education, administering technical assistance, and more.

EMAIL US

stricha@clemson.edu

EMAIL US

stricha@clemson.edu