Smoky Mountain Development Corporation is in the process of updating its website to better serve its existing and potential small business customers.  Please bear with us as we work to provide the highest quality, most informative website possible.  In the meantime, if you have questions about SMDC or would like to speak with a small business professional, please contact:

Tony E. Johnson, Executive Director
144 Industrial Park Drive
Waynesville,  NC 28786
Phone: (828) 452-1967
Fax: (828) 452-2920
Email:  johnsonte@yahoo.com
Website: www.smdc.info

Mission:
A nonprofit economic development corporation organized to create and retain jobs in the region.  Operating as a Certified Development Company (CDC), the Smoky Mountain Development Corporation (SMDC) seeks to provide capital to eligible small businesses to finance major fixed assets.  SMDC also operates a 17,000 sq. ft. business incubator facility in Waynesville, North Carolina (Haywood County).

The SBA 504 (CDC) Program offers long-term, fixed-rate financing for major fixed assets, such as land and buildings.  CDCs work with the SBA and private-sector lenders to expand small business financing.

Resources/Services:

Financial Assistance:  SBA 504 (CDC) Program. Provides loans up to $1,500,000 for the purpose of job creation and retention.