City of Columbia Office of Business Opportunities

Key Programs: Commercial & Forgivable Loans, Technical Assistance, Education & Advocacy, Contractor & Supplier Diversity, Commercial Retention & Redevelopment Program, FastTrac Growth Venture, NxtLevel Micro-Entrepreneur Training, Columbia Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program, Sub-Contractor Outreach Program

Phone #: (803) 545-3950

Website: https://www.obo.columbiasc.gov/

Mission: We are committed to supporting initiatives that benefit small, minority, veteran, and women-owned businesses located in, or that want to do business with, the City of Columbia.

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Columbia Empowerment Zone, Inc. – City of Columbia

Key Programs: Vacant Abandoned Building Incentive Program (VABIP), Housing and Commercial Real Estate Services

Phone #: 803-748-0964

Website: www.columbiasc.gov/cez

Mission: Focused on encouraging and nurturing small business growth, with an overarching goal of creating jobs and improving quality of life across all sectors or our community.

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Columbia Housing Development Corporation (CHDC)

Key Programs: Creating new and preserving existing housing in city neighborhoods

Phone #: 803-545-3767

Website: www.columbiasc.gov/chdc 

Mission: Creates new housing and preserving existing housing in city neighborhoods…We know that providing quality housing to attract and maintain residents, young and old, will help strengthen our neighborhoods, and promote community pride.

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Midlands CDC

Key Programs: Be Right! Project, Career Education Exploration and Training, Dream Catcher’s After School Program, Dream Catcher’s Child Learning Center, GED Prep and Testing, Project 180, Project 180/2, Senior Citizens Program, Dream Center Cafeteria 

Phone #: 803-647-9111

Website: http://www.themidlandscdc.org/

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Palmetto Progressive Community Development Corporation

Key Programs:

Phone #: 803-655-9317

Website:

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