Six Mile

What Six Mile does

The Town of Six Mile is a small municipal government incorporated in 1910, serving residents and businesses in Pickens County, South Carolina, from its Town Hall at 106 South Main Street. It provides core municipal services including business licensing, zoning administration, building/sign/food-truck/home-occupation permitting, parks and recreation programming, community events (Farmers Market, Issaqueena Festival, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Trick or Treat on Main Street, Christmas Events), and facility rentals (Community Room, Stoddard Pavilion, Community Park Annex). It also operates the Gene Sanders Sports Complex at Ponderosa Park and is developing the 63-acre Bryson Children's Nature Walk, with a Children's Garden Area slated to open in Spring 2026.

The town's underlying technology consists of a public-facing municipal website (sixmilesc.org) functioning as a digital services portal for permit applications, business licensing, payments, facility reservations, volunteer sign-ups, and informational resources including zoning ordinances and district maps. The portal supports online credit-card payments (with a 30-cent plus 2.9% processing fee), includes a third-party OneTap accessibility widget, and is designed to WCAG 2.1 Level AA standards. Distribution is omnichannel: in-person at Town Hall (Mon–Fri 8:30 AM–5:00 PM), online self-service, phone, text, and mail. Governance is by an elected Mayor and Town Council (including Councilman Christopher King and Councilwoman Judy Shaw, sworn in December 2025), with no parent company or corporate ownership structure.

Name

Six Mile

Legal name

Town of Six Mile

Website

https://sixmilesc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1910

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Town of Six Mile is a small municipal government in Pickens County, South Carolina, providing business licensing, permitting, zoning, parks and recreation, community events, and facility rentals to local residents and approximately 40+ small businesses within its jurisdiction.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (92512), Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (71219)

akta.pro primary industry

Economic Development & Business Licensing (Local) (BPAIACAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services (BPAIACAI), Urban & Regional Planning (Land Use, Zoning, Master Planning) (BPAIANAD)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Business licensing
• Permitting services
• Community recreation
• Zoning administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Six Mile

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Business License Fees: Annual business license taxes collected from all businesses operating within town limits, calculated based on gross revenue and business type. Operating period May 1 to April 30 annually.
2. Permit Fees: Fees collected for various permits including building permits, zoning permits, sign permits, food truck permits, and home occupation permits. Fees range from $25 to $150 depending on permit type.
3. Facility Rentals: Rental fees for community facilities including the Community Room, Stoddard Pavilion, and Downtown Pavilion. Fees include deposits and hourly/half-day rates.
4. Property Rentals: Rental income from town-owned commercial property located in Downtown Six Mile above RWB Coffee at the old Fire Station.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Town of Six Mile operates as a municipal government delivering local government services to its residents and businesses. Its core offerings include business licensing, building/zoning/sign/food truck/home occupation permitting, zoning administration, parks and recreation programs, community events (Farmers Market, Issaqueena Festival, Memorial Day, Independence Day), and rental of community facilities such as the Community Room and Stoddard Pavilion. Services are delivered through Town Hall in-person operations and an online self-service portal.

Product overview

Six Mile is a municipal government that operates a digital services portal providing online access to government services, community programs, and town information. The offering consists of a public-facing website (sixmilesc.org) that serves as the primary digital channel for delivering government services and community engagement. The portal enables residents and businesses to access permit applications (building, zoning, sign, food truck, home occupation), business licensing, recreation programs, community events, facility reservations, and informational resources including zoning ordinances, district maps, and town history. The digital services are complemented by physical locations including Town Hall (106 South Main Street) and the Gene Sanders Sports Complex at Ponderosa Park (225 Ponderosa Drive), as well as community parks and recreation facilities managed by the town.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Business Licensing
• Building Permits
• Zoning Permit
• Sign Permits
• Food Truck Permit
• Home Occupation Permit
• Facility Rentals (Community Room, Stoddard Pavilion, Downtown Pavilion, Community Park Annex)
• Farmers Market Vendor Participation
• Zoning Appeal and Amendment Requests
• Zoning Variance Requests
• Mobile Food/Drink Vendor Permit
• Special Event Permit
• Recreation Programs
• Commercial Property Rental

Quantifiable outcome

• Municipal government serving Pickens County, SC

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• TreesUpstateminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 November 2025TreesUpstate collaborated with the Town for volunteer tree planting at Bryson Children's Nature Walk. The organization provides volunteer support for greenspace and environmental projects.
• Upstate ForevercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUpstate Forever is a Land Trust Non-Profit that holds the Conservation Easement for the 63-acre Bryson Children's Nature Walk property. They manage and monitor the site for compliance with conservation standards, approve site practices, and provide advice on potential grant funding opportunities for perpetuity.
• Pickens County Library SystemminorOthersThe Pickens County Library System placed a Book Container behind Town Hall for book pick up and drop off, providing a convenience service for town residents.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Town of Liberty: Small municipal government explicitly named as one of Six Mile's neighboring towns in Pickens County. Closely comparable in scale, services offered (business licensing, permits, parks), and rural upstate South Carolina operating context.
• Town of Norris: Very small South Carolina town in the Pickens County / upstate region with a comparable small-staff, small-budget municipal service model. Useful as a same-tier peer for operational benchmarking.
• City of Seneca: Nearby Pickens County-adjacent municipal government referenced as one of Six Mile's neighboring cities. Operates the same core municipal functions (business licensing, permitting, parks) with comparable small-city dynamics in upstate South Carolina.
• City of Clemson: Neighboring Pickens County municipality explicitly referenced as adjacent to Six Mile. Comparable in core functions (zoning, permitting, licensing) though larger in scale, making it a relevant size-adjacent peer for benchmarking service delivery.
• Town of Pendleton: Small South Carolina municipal government in the upstate region. Comparable in scale and rural small-town character, operating similar business licensing, permitting, and parks/recreation functions.
• City of Pickens: County seat of Pickens County and direct geographic neighbor of Six Mile. Provides the full suite of municipal services (licensing, permitting, recreation) to a small-town population, making it a directly comparable local government peer.
• Town of Central: Small municipal government immediately adjacent to Six Mile in Pickens County, SC. Provides a directly comparable set of local government services (business licensing, permitting, parks) to a similarly sized population, making it the closest functional peer.

Broad incumbents

• Granicus: Major provider of government digital communications, agenda/minutes management, and citizen engagement software to municipal clients. Overlaps with Six Mile's website, council transparency, and online service delivery footprint at a broader incumbent scale.
• Tyler Technologies: Large provider of municipal ERP, permitting, and civic software used by towns and counties across the U.S. Represents the broader incumbent technology stack that municipal governments like Six Mile depend on (or could adopt) for digital permitting, licensing, and payment workflows.
• CivicPlus: Established provider of municipal government websites, online permitting, and citizen engagement platforms. Directly comparable to the digital-services layer Six Mile operates, representing the broader incumbent vendor category for small-town civic portals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/townofsixmile
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/six-mile

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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