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Disaster assistance for S.C. small businesses

By Mike Switzer

Published October 31, 2024 at 6:30 AM EDT

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Michael Corp, deputy district director for the South Carolina District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration in Columbia, S.C.

Several counties across our state are in declared disaster areas from Hurricane Helene, which means affected businesses in those areas may be eligible for disaster relief and assistance from our next guest’s organization, yet he says that some still don’t know that. Mike Switzer interviews Michael Corp, deputy district director for the South Carolina District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration in Columbia, S.C. Resources: FEMA.gov, https://www.sba.gov/hurricane-helene, www.sba.gov/disaster

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Mike Switzer

After almost 20 years, Mike Switzer retired from Wells Fargo Securities in 2001 as Senior Vice President/Investment Officer and Certified Portfolio Manager. In 1999, he and his wife, Maggie, purchased and operated for eight years the Baskin Robbins ice cream store on Forest Drive in Columbia. They grew the store from a bottom-tier operation in the Baskin Robbins franchise system to one in the top 5% nationwide within three years, tripling sales along the way. While operating the ice cream store, Mike and Maggie received patents for a portable ice cream sink and fold-down sneezeguard they invented and in 2002 started Magnolia Carts, an ice cream cart manufacturing company, which they sold in 2013.

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