The following issues are addressed in this edition of our newsletter: New Job Tax Credits Available for Small Businesses: All businesses in 22 counties qualify 32.9% Increase in Workers Comp Rejected By Dept. of Insurance: Judge still to rule on matter Workers Comp Advisory Board Appointed: Small businesses have good representation New Job Tax Credits […]
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The following issues are addressed in this edition of our newsletter: Small Business Chamber Intervenes To Fight Workers’ Comp Premium Increase: NCCI asks for average 32.9% hike Workers’ Comp Advisory Committee Yet To Be Formed: Dept. of Insurance delay good news for NCCI SCE&G Agrees to Natural Gas Settlement: Business & residential customers to save
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By Frank Knapp, Guest Columnist in The Greenville News Published June 18, 2005 When The S.C. Small Business Chamber was formed in the year 2000, our brochure pointed out that small businesses in general were not getting the attention they deserved in state government. While small businesses created up to 80 percent of the state’s jobs,
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Last week the Senate approved $34 million of lottery funds to go to technical college tuition assistance, one of the Small Business Chamber’s two goals for the budget. Funding this valuable program at this year’s level has been a long, difficult process beginning with zero funds proposed in the first draft of the House budget,
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By Jennifer Holland, The Item Published June 3, 2005 COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina General Assembly wrapped up the 2005 session Thursday touting the year’s success for small businesses. Both bodies adjourned a little before 5 p.m. with plans to come back in a couple weeks to consider gubernatorial vetoes. “We’ve had a
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Last year, the Small Business Chamber successfully opposed a bill that would have required a business to garnish the wages of a worker for commercial debt owed by that employee. Often an employee will have a business on the side and incur commercial debt that they do not pay. A wage garnishment for commercial debts law would
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By John Boyanoski, Greenville Journal May 9, 2005 Greenville First President Art Seaver doesn’t like to count his chickens before they hatch. But the idea that state tax relief may be coming for the South Carolina’s 94,000 small businesses over the next four years was enough to make Seaver optimistic. “Anything that will lower our taxes will be an
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Last 5 Weeks of Legislative Year Legislature on Track for Outstanding Small Business Session The Small Business Chamber started out 2005 with what could have easily been described as an “overly ambitious” legislative agenda. But the S.C. General Assembly made small business issues a priority and has delivered some amazing results. In our January 18th
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By Dennis Quick, Charleston Regional Business Journal May 2, 2005 U.S. financial institutions and other creditors hail the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 as a measure that will help limit the loss of money owed them and subsequently save consumers from paying higher interest rates and increased costs for goods and services.
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The Board of Directors of the Small Business Chamber has approved supporting the following legislative initiatives: Tort Reform – Create a more fair and less costly civil legal system by changing laws that address venue, joint & several liability, statute of repose and frivolous lawsuits (H.3008) as well as requiring bifurcated trials and the
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