| Motor Fuel Income Tax Credit cap increasing to $85 million Tax year 2020 is the third year the credit can be claimed. For the 2020 filing year, 79,000 returns claimed the credit, for a total of $3.4 million, according to the S.C. Department of Revenue. Helping Out for Dec. 23, 2020 S.C. Ports Authority has awarded $61,000 in grants to 55 charitable organizations across the state through its annual Community Giving Program. Click for more do-gooder stuff. | 
Overall, small businesses employ 47% of the country’s workforce and generate two-thirds of new jobs. A College of Charleston business school professor says VaLinda Miller, owner of Turning Page Bookshop in Goose Creek (left) is part of a growing trend of women and Black entrepreneurs starting businesses at an increased rate.
The Charleston Regional Business Journal and its partners are offering a monthly webcast featuring advice from top executives and entrepreneurs. The first webcast features Steve Forbes, editor-in-chief of Forbes, on Jan. 13. 
