SC Small Business Chamber of Commerce

Medicaid Expansion Testimony, Senate Medical Affairs Subcommittee

S.C. Senate Medical Affairs Affordable Care Act Subcommittee Prepared remarks Frank Knapp Jr. President & CEO, South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce ——————————————————————————————— Senators, I want to report a hijacking. Today we are told by Mr. Haislmaier (Heritage Foundation) that the issue of whether South Carolina should expand Medicaid as allowed under the Affordable […]

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2012 Advocacy Wrap-Up

The S.C. Small Business Chamber of Commerce (SCSBCC) again had an outstanding year of fighting for the best interests of small businesses in South Carolina. At the top of the major SCSBCC accomplishments are victories in workers’ compensation insurance and electricity rates: In February the Workers’ Compensation Insurance industry proposed a 7.3% increase in premiums

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Home Builders and Agents behind Coverage Alert System

Workcompcentral.comBy Michael Whiteley, Eastern Bureau Chief The Home Builders Association of South Carolina and a Columbia, S.C., insurance agency that specializes in the construction industry are jointly funding a new system that alerts users when a workers’ compensation policy has lapsed prior to its scheduled expiration date. The system was first proposed six years ago

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Protecting Small Businesses in the Legal Process

The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce (SCSBCC) has taken a leadership role in assuring that the state civil courts are free of frivolous lawsuits, legal proceedings are less costly and small businesses maintain their rights to protect themselves against big business. The SCSBCC has successfully supported legislation to: require state courts to inform

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Workforce Development & Job Creation

The statewide small business forums held by the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of commerce (SCSBCC) in 2000 identified workforce development and job creation as a top issues for small businesses. South Carolina did not have then and still lacks adequate numbers of well-trained, technically skilled workers for small businesses to grow and develop. A

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Action Alert! (Vote to Override Veto #49)

One of Governor Haley’s budget vetoes directly impacts on our state’s efforts to help our small manufacturers.  In Veto #49 the Governor has effectively slashed 23% of the state budget for the South Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership which provides heavily discounted professional consulting to small manufacturers that could not afford private sector rates. It is

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Summer 2012 Newsletter

The SC Small Business Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce the launch of anew Webinar series on Social Media, as well as other upcoming events andmeetings. New Announcements: Monthly Webinars will be held every2nd Thursday of the month Meet & Greet Networking Events arescheduled for every 3rd Tuesday of the month Also be sure to markyour calendars for

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