The Wall Street Journal June 11, 2014 by Nicole Hong It’s the kind of story people hear all the time. Two years ago, Rick Stender found out that a local business he liked—a custom-bike maker—was in big trouble. The shop needed money to import extra bike parts for the holiday rush. And banks wouldn’t extend […]
OK. Now that I have your attention, there is a slight catch that I will get to in a minute. Making it easier for small businesses and entrepreneurs to get access to the money they need to develop and grow has been an on-going effort for me and the South Carolina Small Business Chamber for
0% interest business loans up to $5,000 Read More »
GSA Business April 16, 2014 By Ashley Boncimino The S.C. Small Business Chamber of Commerce launched its private placement investing portal this week, which allows accredited investors to look for investing opportunities within the state. The private placement investing portal is aimed at connecting accredited investors to business projects from entrepreneurs, small business and nonprofits
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South Carolina has thousands of residents who earn over $200,000, couples with joint incomes over $300,000 and residents with $1 million in assets not including a personal home. Unfortunately very few of these people are investing in local businesses, or even know they can. Yet that is exactly what is needed to grow our own
Making over $200,000 a year? Your local economy needs your help. Read More »
The U.S. Small Business Administration has named Frank Knapp Jr. the 2014 South Carolina Small Business Financing Advocate of the Year. Mr. Knapp is the President, CEO and co-founder of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce (SCSBCC). The recognition honors an individual who has shown a remarkable commitment to increasing small businesses’ access to
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SCBIZNEWS.COM April 1, 2014 Access to two major government-guaranteed loan programs for small business will be improved this month, the S.C. district office of the Small Business Administration says. Revised rules for the 7(a) and 504 loan programs are aimed at expanding eligibility, making it easier for small businesses to secure SBA-backed financing, and encouraging
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Today, a unique project bringing together conservation, the arts and assistance for single mothers was announced during an 11 a.m. press conference at the office of Maia Moms, 2120 Noisette Blvd. suite 123, North Charleston, SC. The press event also announced a donation crowdfunding project to raise the seed money for this project. The Creative Flow
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Today we formally launched our first project on our statewide donation crowdfunding portal, SCcrowdfund.com, that enables South Carolina small businesses and nonprofits to raise the capital they need to grow. Check out this exciting Greenville project. http://crowd-scsbc.missioncrowdfund.com/en/greenvillefilmhouse I encourage you to donate and help make this effort and our portal a success. Over the next
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The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce Last year the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce (SCSBCC) was very active in the state advocating for the interests of our state’s small businesses. The advocacy was both legislative and non-legislative. Non-Legislative Advocacy Fighting to keep utility rates low In March, Duke Energy filed for
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On the heels of our launch last week of SCcrowdfund.com, which will allow businesses and non-profits to post their business ideas and projects on a public online portal to encourage people to donate (donation crowdfunding) or invest (private placement investment for those with high incomes), more good news is expected tomorrow. At 10 am, the
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