Reuters April 16, 2021 By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) – The Biden administration is seeking to leverage a secret weapon in its bid to get corporate America to pay for a sweeping jobs and infrastructure package: the nation’s some 30 million small businesses. The White House’s effort, previously unreported, seeks to…
Opinion: The American Jobs Plan Will Help Small Businesses, Not Harm Them
Inside Sources, April 13, 2021 Las Vegas Sun, April 15, 2021 Culpepper Star Exponent (Culpepper, VA), April 15, 2021 The Free Lance-Star (Fredericksburg, VA), April 15, 2021 By Frank Knapp Jr. President Joe Biden’s American Jobs Plan (AJP) is an important step forward for small businesses by providing a clear,…
What’s in the American Jobs Plan for South Carolina?
Today, the White House released state-by-state fact sheets that highlight the urgent need in every state across the country for the investments proposed by President Biden in the American Jobs Plan. The fact sheets highlight the number of bridges and miles of road in each state in poor condition, the…
Minority Entrepreneurs Struggled to Get Small-Business Relief Loans
The New York Times April 4, 2021 A year after the Paycheck Protection Program started, studies show how its design hurt Black- and other minority-owned businesses. Shaundell Newsome of Small Business for America’s Future said changes were needed throughout the banking industry to improve outcomes for Black owners. By Stacy Cowley…
The Biden broadband plan—important piece to solving business startup crisis
For Immediate Release Contact: Frank Knapp Jr. 803-600-6874 fknapp@scsbc.org Columbia, SC, March 31, 2021—The nation’s 40-year low in new business startups has a number of contributing factors. The Reform the SBA campaign has recommendations addressing some of the possible issues including access to capital, especially in rural and underserved communities…
Small Business Group Applauds the President’s Proposed American Jobs Plan Providing Investment & Leveling the Playing Field for Job Creators Across the Country
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact Conan Knoll conan@emccommunications.com (831) 524-6764 Statement by Frank Knapp, Co-Chair of Small Business for America’s Future and President and CEO of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce on the Proposed American Jobs Plan Washington, D.C., March. 31, 2021—The Biden Administrations’ American Jobs Plan…
Reform the SBA discussed on WRHI 3-24-21: Listen
March 24, 2021 Reform the SBA was the subject on WRHI’s Palmetto Mornings radio show in Rock Hill, SC. Hosts Lucas McFadden and Patti Mercer talked with Frank Knapp, campaign coordinator and CEO of the SC Small Business Chamber of Commerce. Listen here: https://reformthesba.com/wrhi-interview-on-reforming-the-sba-3-24-21/
SC group calling for changes to the SBA
Greenwood Index-Journal March 23, 2021 By JAMES HICKS A South Carolina business advocacy group is calling for changes at the Small Business Administration. “SBA needs to have a bigger mission,” said Frank Knapp, president and CEO of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce. His organization launched a nationwide…
You’re Invited: White House Briefing on the American Rescue Plan
March 15, 2021 Dear Business Leader, Last week, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan into law. On Tuesday, March 15, the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce, Small Business For America’s Future, Business Forward, and other partner organizations will welcome Bharat Ramamurti, Deputy Director of the National Economic…
Small Business Group Applauds Final Passage of American Rescue Plan, Urges Policymakers to Turn Focus to High Healthcare Costs
Statement by Renee Johnson, senior advisor to Small Business for America’s Future on today’s final passage of the American Rescue Plan Washington, D.C., March 10, 2021—Today’s final passage of the American Rescue Plan is a big win for the country’s small businesses as they try to recover from the economic…