SC small business owners say state rules for companies ‘dollar you to death’

By: Jessica Holdman

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: January 19, 2026

Words: 1,119

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago

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COLUMBIA — Gail Nicholls dreamed of growing and selling plants out of a greenhouse when she her husband opened Red Bug Barn, a pet supply and feed store in Richburg, some 12 years ago.

But when she found out she’d need three separate permits — one to grow, one to ship plants in or out, and one to sell plants grown somewhere else — she was overwhelmed by the paperwork each permit required and …

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