CNN September 8, 2020 Watch Video Sign Small Business for America’s Future’s Letter: Save the US Postal Service By Topher Gauk-Roger and Stephanie Becker, CNN Bags of mail were dumped in a parking lot in Glendale, California, last week, according to surveillance footage obtained by CNN. The September 3 video…
Take action now – Sign my name to the letter! Small businesses with fewer than 10 employees rely on the Postal Service more than any other delivery service due to its: Equitable pricing Affordability Reach and accessibility Undermining this valuable service through cost-cutting measures and unexpected rate hikes will cause…
I have served on the Board of Directors for the American Sustainable Business Council (ASBC) since 2011. I could not be prouder of this organization’s latest efforts to promote increased voting in this fall’s election season. Voting is a cornerstone characteristic for a functioning democracy and preserving rule of law.…
[The Gullah Geechee Chamber of Commerce is a member of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber (SCSBCC). Marilyn Hemingway serves on the Board of Directors of the SCSBCC.] Post and Courier September 5, 2020 BY ADAM PARKER The Gullah Geechee Chamber of Commerce is expanding its mission and reach…
SUN Port Charlotte August 31, 2020 OUR POSITION: Small businesses have an uphill battle to flourish with the challenges in front of them. Frank Knapp Jr. figured small businesses might be in trouble when Congress passed the tax revisions in 2017. He believes even more strongly today that anyone trying…
Florida Phoenix September 3, 2020 By Laura Cassels Federal employees will see their paychecks increase a bit because President Trump is deferring their payroll taxes, but state, local, and private employers are largely snubbing the new, optional deferral. Trump authorized the payroll tax deferral starting Sept. 1 by an executive…
(Words from my friend Michael Shuman. You can order his latest book, Put Your Money Where Your Life Is, through Bookshop.org through the following link: https://tinyurl.com/yatmj8ne) ED. Everyone’s got it, and no one wants to talk about it. I’m referring, of course, to the wonderfully loopy world of economic development.…
WIS-TV September 2, 2020 Watch Video CDC eviction moratorium expected to help thousands, but also creates challenges for landlords By Chris Joseph ORANGEBURG, S.C. (WIS) – Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control issued a temporary eviction moratorium as a COVID-19 safety measure. The moratorium begins on Sept. 4 and lasts…
Listen to Darius Baker’s radio interview with Frank Knapp, Co-chair of Small Business for America’s Future and President/CEO of the SC Small Business Chamber. The Tallahassee station is WTAL. Listen here: https://soundcloud.com/docdthechapter/president-and-ceo-frank-knapp-jr-joins-the-doc-d-show-on-hallelujah-953fm?ref=clipboard
Taco Times (Perry, Florida) September 2, 2020 By Frank Knapp Jr. Recently I travelled through Florida visiting rural communities like Monticello, Lake City, Perry, Chiefland and Okeechobee. These are not the typical areas of focus for most national business organizations. However, Small Business for America’s Future believes that the small…