Community Economic Development / Small Business
Form 1633 - Application for Participation for Child Care and Adult Day Care Centers
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Form 2924 - Consent to Release Information (child care facility application - consent form for DSS t
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Form 1641 - Monthly Claim for Reimbursement for Child Care Center
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Form 1641 1 - Multi-County Listing Claim for Reimbursement
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GuideStar - The National Database of Nonprofit Organizations
-- Great Decisions Start with Great Data. Connecting people with nonprofit information since 1994, GuideStar offers basic, in-depth, and customized data services on more than 1 million U.S. nonprofits. Choose the level of information that’s right for you.
If You Are Self-Employed
Most people who pay into Social Security work for an employer. Their employer deducts Social Security taxes from their paycheck, matches that contribution and sends taxes to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and reports wages to Social Security. But self-employed people must report their earnings and pay their taxes directly to IRS.
Incorporating a Business
Lawline FAQ: A corporation is a distinct legal entity created by certain specific procedures of South Carolina Law, including registering the corporation in the office of the Secretary of State. Because it is a distinct entity, a corporation is treated differently from other types of business.
Online Business Filings Search
Welcome to the NEW Online Business Filings search page. With this page you can Search by Corporation Name or Search by Registered Agent. The Secretary of State's Business Filings Database provides access to basic filing information about any entity filed with the office. Registered agents' names and addresses, dates of business filings and types of filings are all available. Our UCC and Notaries databases are not available online yet. Images are also not available online. You will still need to contact our office to request a document.
Online Search for Charitable Organizations
The online Charities Search allows users to search for a charity by name and view the most recent financial information filed by the charity with the Secretary of State's Office. This is a useful site to make sure you are not being scammed by a fake charity.
Professional and Occupational Licensing Boards - Main Page
POL is responsible for licensing and regulating the activities of more than 139 professions and occupations with a license base of more than 234,000 individuals and businesses. Our goal through these activities is to make South Carolina a better and safer place to work and live.
SBA Online Women's Business Center
The U.S. Small Business Administration is doing more than ever to help level the playing field for women entrepreneurs, and the SBA's Office of Women's Business Ownership is leading the way. OWBO promotes the growth of women-owned businesses through programs that address business training and technical assistance, and provide access to credit and capital, federal contracts, and international trade opportunities. With a women's business ownership representative in every SBA district office, a nationwide network of mentoring roundtables, women's business centers in nearly every state and territory, women-owned venture capital companies, and the Online Women's Business Center, OWBO is helping unprecedented numbers of women start and build successful businesses.
Setting Up an Unincorporated Business
Lawline FAQ: The simplest form of a business is a sole proprietorship. In a sole proprietorship, you dedicate a portion of your money to business use, but do not form a new legal entity. You simply use your money and run your business. No written document is necessary to form a sole proprietorship, but a tax identification number, certain city or county business licenses, and types of insurance, such as worker's compensation insurance, may be required.
