Statehouse Report March 10, 2023 By Frank Knapp Jr. The S.C. Small Business Development Center and the Darla Moore School of Business recently conducted the 2022 Small Business Needs Assessment Survey. One key finding: “The single largest operational challenge that businesses report facing in 2022 is a difficulty in hiring and retaining staff. Among businesses […]
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February 26, 2023 Columbia, SC—Cliff L. Wilson has joined the Board of Directors of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce, a statewide advocacy organization with a 23-year record of successful advocacy at the state and federal levels. Wilson is the founder and president of The Centric Group, LLC., a Columbia-based general contracting company,
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February 21, 2023 The Honorable Jeff Duncan The Honorable Ralph Norman Washington, DC 20515 Re: FairTax Dear Representatives Duncan and Norman, The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce requests that you withdraw as co-sponsors of the “FairTax Act of 2023”, H.R. 25, filed by Representative Buddy Carter. The “FairTax” is anything but fair both
February 18, 2023 Dr. Vicki Young and Kenya Mingo of the SC Primary Health Care Association (SCPHCA) have joined the Board of Directors of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce, a statewide advocacy organization with a 23-year record of successful advocacy at the state and federal levels. Young is the Chief Operating Officer
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Press Release February 13, 29203 Duke Energy Progress request cut by 41% Columbia, SC—The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce (SCSBCC) has successfully intervened in a proposed electric rate increase by Duke Energy Progress (DEP) that would have yielded the company over $89 million in new revenue. The SC Public Service Commission has approved
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Press Release February 12, 2023 Columbia marketing professional joins business chamber board Columbia, SC—Debi Schadel has joined the Board of Directors of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce, a statewide advocacy organization with a 23-year record of successful advocacy at the state and federal levels. Schadel is the COO and Co-founding partner of
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February 3, 2023 Over 383,000 South Carolinians have affordable health insurance thanks to premium assistance from the federal government Do you qualify? Ever-rising health insurance premiums have resulted in most small businesses not offering group health insurance. It is simply unaffordable. Many small business owners have turned to the federal Health Insurance Marketplace for quality,
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January 23, 2023 Don’t wait for Open Enrollment in November to get premium assistance for quality health insurance The federal Health Insurance Marketplace Special Enrollment Period allows you to purchase a private health insurance Marketplace plan or make changes to an existing one after Open Enrollment ended on January 15, 2023. You could be one
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Press Statement For Immediate Release January 13, 2023 Contact: Frank Knapp 803-600-6874 fknapp@scsbc.org Below is a statement of Frank Knapp, president and CEO of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce (SCSBCC). The SCSBCC intervened in the SC Public Service Commission’s (PSC) hearing on Duke Energy Progress’s rate hike proposal that would have seen
June 13, 2023 Jocelyn G. Boyd, Esquire Chief Clerk & Administrator Public Service Commission of South Carolina 101 Executive Center Drive, Suite 100 Columbia, South Carolina 29210 RE: Joint Application of Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC and Duke Energy Progress, LLC for Approval of Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Program Docket No. 2022-158-E Dear Ms. Boyd: On
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