Certified Minority-Owned Businesses Ranked by No. of Employees in the Charleston Area
Disabled Veteran
Hispanic
Asian
American Indian
Black
Woman
Minority Ownership
Owners/Majority Shareholders Year Founded
Phone / Website Email
Employees
Certifying Group
843-723-3000 www.marriottcharleston.com mhrs.chsmc.sales@marriott.com
125
SBA 8(a)
0%
0%
0%
100% 0%
0%
A premier lodging company that now employs over 1,500 associates.
Hasmukh P. Rama, Jayanti P. Rama, Dharmendra J. Rama 2007
Kontane Logistics 1000 Charleston Regional Parkway Charleston, SC 29492
843-352-0011 www.kontanelogistics.com info@kontanelogistics.com
50
WBENC
51%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
3rd party warehousing and export packaging
Rusty Byrd 1976
TKC Aerospace 224 Seven Farms Drive, Suite 100 Charleston, SC 29492
843-856-2495 www.tkca.com charles.bourquardez@tumeq.com
41
SBA 8(a)
0%
0%
100% 0%
0%
0%
Provides aircraft acquisition and leasing, 3rd party Logistics Services, Aerospace Repair and Return, Special Mission Modifications, Aircraft Operations and Full Spectrum Aerospace Support.
Sam C. Boyle, Charles C. Bourquardez Jr., Tim Summerrow 2005
843-529-4545 www.etsi.com info@estsi.com
40
SBA 8(a)
0%
0%
0%
50%
0%
0%
Systems and software engineering, technology applications, acquistion, program management
Dennis L. Gette, Tom McAvoy 2006
843-723-4539 www.soilconsultantsinc.com bjohnson@soilconsultantsinc.com
30
SCDOT, SBE
52%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Geotechnical Engineering, Construction Materials Testing, Non-Destructive Testing, ICC Special Inpsections, Contract Drilling Services
M. Brian Johnson, Martha C. Johnson, Ronald R. Austin 1951
843-745-0045 www.tscharleston.com -
30
SCOSMBA
100% 0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
IP video surveillance systems, network security, VPNs, wireless, e-business, computer hardware and network integration
Rachel Shivers Crunk 2000
843-766-2363 www.landscapepavers.com info@landscapepavers.com
28
SCDOT, SBE
51%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Site work contractors that recycle asphalt and concrete and perform all phases of site work to include water, sewer, asphalt, concrete, and marine construction such as bulkheads and seawalls
Arthur B. Schirmer III, Joyce Schirmer 2003
843-769-7774 www.charlestonimaging.com sales@charlestonimaging.com
22
SCOSMBA
100% 0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Office Furniture, Digital Signage, Copiers, Managed Print Services, Wireless, Network Support, Audio Visual
Sean P. Mummert 2004
843-763-0740 www.charlestoncottonexchange.com info@charlestoncottonexchange.com
20
WBENC
67%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Screen Printing & Embroidery Promotional and Advertising Products
Stephanie Mathias True, Terri Shrum 1995
843-553-4101 www.radiocommofcharleston.com kk4b@firstpage.net
17
SBA 8(a)
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Wireless installation certification, approved Motorola service center, Motorola fixed wireless data, approved Networkfleet Platinum Partner
Rick Buckner, Liz Buckner 1971 Jon Buring, Andrew Clarkson, Gil Ballenger 1986
Company Charleston Marriott 170 Lockwood Blvd. Charleston, SC 29403
eScience & Technology Solutions Inc. 4500 Leeds Ave., Suite 218 North Charleston, SC 29405 Soil Consultants Inc. 1508 Greenleaf St. Charleston, SC 29405 Technology Solutions of Charleston Inc. 4973 Rivers Ave. North Charleston, SC 29406 Landscape Pavers LLC 1537 Ashley River Road Charleston, SC 29407 Charleston Imaging Products Inc. 1315 Ashley River Road Charleston, SC 29407 Charleston Cotton Exchange 1758 Ashley River Road Charleston, SC 29407 Radio Communications of Charleston Inc. 102 Farm Road Goose Creek, SC 29445
Type of Business or Service
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
IP security cameras and recording; audiovisual projection products; access control and entry detection; VoIP telephony equipment, applications and service; cable and closed-circuit TV installation; fiber-optic and Category 6 network communications cabling
SBA 8(a), SBE, WBENC
100% 0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
A secret blend of strategy and creative; may take the form of research, public relations, online marketing, branding, social media, graphic design and web development
Lee Deas 2005
12
SCOSMBA
100% 0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Full-service marketing communications agency focused on branding, social media, web, events, PR and strategic planning.
Jessica Munday 2001
843-571-2299 www.departure-media.com info@departure-media.com
11
SCDOT, SBE
100% 0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Airport advertising
Leslie Clark Bensen 1996
843-308-0524 www.ipwcg.com tara@ipwco.com
11
SCDOT, SBE
0%
0%
0%
100% 0%
100%
Commercial, government, industrial, design-build, utilities, site work, electrical, plumbing, highway construction
Cyrus D. Sinor 2002
843-747-0049 www.digitalgraphicsprinting.net printer631@aol.com
9
NWBOC
100% 0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
commercial printing, large format printing and signs and Apparel printing
Adam Weisberger, Sherry Weisberger 1996
843-856-5150 www.somp.co Tammy@somp.co
8
SBE
100% 0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Full service Conference Coordinating company. We specialize in hotel site selection, contract negotiations and full service conference coordination.
Tammy Faust, Jacki Bennis 1995
Johnson & Wilson Real Estate Co. LLC 207-B E. Fifth North St. Summerville, SC 29483
843-486-1600 www.johnsonandwilson.com tiffany@johnsonandwilson.com
7
WBENC
100% 0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Residential & commercial real estate, investment, asset management, property management, development marketing, & real estate research
Tiffany Johnson-Wilson 2000
Quintech Solutions, Inc. 102 Sangaree Park Court, Suite 4 Summerville, SC 29486
843-695-0170 www.quintechsolutionsinc.com turia@quintechsolutionsinc.com
7
Carolinas Minority Supplier Development Council, SCDOT, SBE
100% 0%
0%
0%
0%
Quintech is a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) with Board Certified Physical Security Professionals (PSP), Project Management Professionals (PMP) and Construction Managers (CM) on staff. As a profes
Harold C. Gillens 1997
843-577-2774 www.saseink.com info@saseink.com
7
SBE, WBENC
0%
0%
0%
Printing Company. Charleston's Premier Wedding and Suzanne Shierlock, Ruth Business Printer. Specializing in letterpress wedding Smith invitations, hot foil stamping for wedding stationery 1987 and business printing.
Communication Management Inc. 724 Wappoo Road Charleston, SC 29407 Obviouslee Marketing 654 King St. Charleston, SC 29403 Trio Solutions Inc. (TRIO) 505 Belle Hall Parkway, Suite 202 Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 Departure Media Airport Advertising 180 Meeting St., Suite 310 Charleston, SC 29401 IPW Construction Group LLC 7623 Dorchester Road North Charleston, SC 29418 Digital Graphics 1328 Remount Road North Charleston, SC 29406 Square One Meeting Planning 7890 Dorchester Road North Charleston, SC 29418
SAS-E Ink Paper & Press 219 Calhoun St. Charleston, SC 29401
843-377-4444 www.cminetworks.com info@cminetworks.com
16
SBA 8(a)
843-972-0712 www.obviouslee.com whattookyousolong@obviouslee.com
12
843-216-0442 www.trio-solutions.com info@trio-solutions.com
0%
0%
100% 0%
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