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In the Lead: Best Family Owned Businesses 2026
SCBiz Staff // April 20, 2026//
We are pleased to announce the latest installment of our In the Lead recognition program — In the Lead: Best Family-Owned Businesses in South Carolina — which recognizes accomplished family-owned companies across a broad spectrum of criteria.
The businesses highlighted in this section are contributing in many ways to the economic success we see in our state. Many of them have been thriving for multiple generations.
The companies you will learn about in this section succeed on some or on many levels — growth in the marketplace; high employee morale; strong community engagement; innovation and product breakthroughs.
This list was compiled by SCBIZ’s editorial leadership team based in part on recommendations from the community as well as our own internal research. To quality for recognition, a company must family owned and based in South Carolina.
Please join us in congratulating the businesses we honor here. We hope you enjoy the profiles of these companies and their unique stories.
If you know of a company you think is a strong candidate for future inclusion on our In the Lead: Best Family-Owned Businesses list, we’d love to hear from you. Just go to scbiz.com/submit-recommendation-for-in-the-lead-best-family-owned-businesses and tell us about the company you believe should be recognized.
You can also email me with feedback and suggestions at [email protected].
—Zach Giroux
Editor
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