MBACC Business Development

Licenses & Permits

For full explanation of what licenses and permits you may need, visit our Going into Business section of the web.

Contact local city halls for more information:

Myrtle Beach City Hall
Business License and Hospitality Fee Division
P.O. Box 2468, Myrtle Beach, SC 29578
921 Oak St., Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
(843) 918-1200
Horry County Treasurer's Office
Business License Department
P.O. Box 1275, Conway, SC 29528
211 Beaty St., Conway, SC 29526
(843) 915-5620
Hospitality Fee Department
P.O. Box 1275, Conway, SC 29528
211 Beaty St., Conway, SC 29526
(843) 915-5220
North Myrtle Beach City Hall
1018 2nd Ave. South, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582
(843) 280-5585
Surfside Beach Town Hall
115 Hwy. 17 North, Surfside Beach, SC 29575
(843) 913-6111

If you plan to process, handle, cook, store or distribute food as part of your business, contact the health department about special permits:

Holmestown Office
9630 Scipio Lane, Ste. B, Myrtle Beach, SC 29588
(843) 205-8931
Loris Office
3811 Walnut St., Loris, SC 29569
(843) 756-4027
Stephens Crossroads Office
107 Hwy. 57 North, Little River, SC 29566
(843) 399-5553

If you plan to sell or serve alcoholic beverages, contact the following about special permits:

SC Department of Revenue Alcohol Beverage Licensing
P.O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29202-0125
301 Gervais St., Columbia, SC 29214
(803) 898-5864
Fed. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms
Strom Thurmond Federal Bldg.
1835 Assembly St., Ste. 309, Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 765-5722

Contact the following to find out more about:

State Department of Social Services
Division of Child Day Care Licensing & Regulatory Services
(ABC Control Center)
P.O. Box 1520, Columbia, SC 29202-1520
1535 Confederate Ave. Ext.
North Complex Towers, Room 311, Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 898-2570
Department of Consumer Affairs
3600 Forest Dr., Columbia, SC 29204
(803) 734-4200

Department of Health and Environmental Control
Ocean and Coastal Resource Management
927 Shine Ave., Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
(843) 238-4528

Department of Health and Environmental Control
Bureau of Drug Control
2600 Bull St., Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 896-0636

Office of Elevators and Amusement Rides
Duane Scott, Administrator
P.O. Box 11329, Columbia, SC 29211-1329
110 Centerview Dr., Columbia, SC 29210
(803) 896-7630

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
69A Hagood Ave., Charleston, SC 29403
(843) 329-8044