Hardeeville Business Assistance Program

Created in January of 2008, the Hardeeville Business Assistance Program is working to help our local businesses succeed no matter what the level of need. The Program is a Partnership between the City of Hardeeville, the University of South Carolina-Beaufort’s Small Business Development Center, the National Bank of South Carolina, South Carolina Bank and Trust, and the Greater Hardeeville Chamber of Commerce. If you are a Hardeeville business, you now have a "one-stop shop" of access to experienced professionals who can help you strengthen an existing business or start a new one. Whatever goals you have for your business in Hardeeville, there is information, assistance and advice available to help for you.

• Hardeeville Business Forums- The City hosts quarterly business educational seminars at City Hall. For information about the next forum, please contact LeNolon Edge at (843) 784-2231 or email LeNolon at ledge@cityofhardeeville.com
  
  
• Financial Assistance- Business bank packages and special loan prices are available from NBSC and SCBT. By focusing on relationship banking and providing personal customer service, both have a track record of helping businesses grow in South Carolina. For more information, please contact Tom Henz at (843) 784-3098 or tomhenz@nationalbanksc.com and Andy Richard at (843) 784-3151 or andrew.richard@scbtonline.com
  
  
• One-on-one business consulting services- USC-Beaufort’s Small Business Development Center stands ready to offer consulting services and education to any business in Hardeeville. All services are confidential and are provided at no cost to the user. For more information, please contact Pat Cameron, MBA at (843) 208-8259 or email Pat at pcameron@sc.edu

"We see the current members of the Hardeeville Business Community as members of our family, and we are eager to help your businesses grow and prosper in this rapidly expanding area. The growth headed our way should never and will never detract from the City’s full commitment to protect the businesses that have already recognized the value of investing here. A happy existing business community is the best way to make sure someone else becomes an existing business in Hardeeville."
-Mike Foskey, Hardeeville Mayor Pro-Tem