Today’s primary elections in several states are said to be a test of voter unrest. A large source of that unrest I discuss in my opinion editorial that ran in The Hill’s on-line version today. Contrary to what you have heard from the tea partiers this unrest has more to do with present day Main […]
When the media ran the story that the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) was joining the “frivolous” lawsuit against the U.S. government over the new healthcare law, there were a couple important pieces of information missing. The national press is not doing its job so let me help them. As we all know, the
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The SC Legislature gave Governor Mark Sanford a “parting” gift—a 50-cent increase in the state’s cigarette tax.Thanks for playing, Guv. Sanford has successfully fought the tax increase for years regardless of the purpose of the tax—even when it was to help make health insurance more affordable specifically for small business. (OK, he said he would
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I took a short drive up to Winnsboro this weekend to visit an old friend who I hadn’t seen in far too long. Tim Wilkes is the chairman emeritus of our Small Business Chamber. He served as our organization’s chairman until he developed some life-threatening health problems which forced him into permanent disability. Since then
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Thanks for reading my first blog. I’m new at this so I’ll await comments from the more experienced to give me direction. Last month was a real thrill for me. Being asked to be in two press conferences at the U.S. Capitol with Senators was quite an honor. Check out the pics for details.
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In April 2010, Frank was invited to participate in two press conferences at the U.S. Capitol. He spoke about the benefits of the new health care law in a pressconference with SenatorsMary Landrieu (LA) and Debbie Stabenow (MI). In the other press conference he joined Senators Dick Durbin (IL), Jack Reed (RI) and Michael Bennet
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In April, Frank Knapp met with Congressmen John Spratt and James Clyburn in Washington, D.C. to present them each with a plaque on behalf of The S.C. Small Business Chamber of Commerce, thanking them for their work in passing the historic health care reform bill. Their work on this legislation was invaluable. Joining Frank was
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In 2003, the SCSBCC learned that roughly 42 percent of our state’s procurement dollars were going to out-of-state contractors. It was clear to us that keeping more of this approximately 1.3 billion in taxpayer dollars (at that time) in South Carolina would greatly help our small businesses and economy. The SCSBCC immediately began working to
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by Tanya Fogg Young, The State January 14, 2005 Its members have no voting or veto power, but a new committee of small-business leaders will have the ear of city government. Eleven small-business owners — from a political consultant to a restaurateur — make up the Columbia Small Business Regulatory Review Committee. The members were
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