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Higher inflation deflates optimism among small business owners, an NFIB study shows

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Post and Courier April 14, 2022 Higher inflation deflates optimism among small business owners, an NFIB study shows By Jodi Shafto jshafto@postandcourier.com The number of small businesses that say inflation is their single most crucial problem is at 31 percent, the biggest share since the first quarter of 1981 — many are having to raise […]

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Why are so many South Carolinians unemployed as job openings rise? Task force aims to find answer

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WIS-TV March 25, 2022 Watch Video By Mary Green COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – The number of open jobs across South Carolina totals to six figures, tens of thousands more than the number of vacancies before the pandemic. But new data released Friday reveals slightly over half the number of South Carolinians who are old enough and eligible to

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One year later: South Carolinians and citizens across the nation benefited from American Rescue Plan

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Press Release March 12, 2022 Below is a statement by Frank Knapp Jr, President and CEO of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce, regarding the one-year anniversary of the American Rescue Plan and its impact on lowering health insurance costs.  Mr. Knapp is also Co-Chair of Small Business for America’s Future and serves

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Gas prices are hitting new highs. Here’s why — and how long the surge could last.

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The Washington Post March 9, 2022 Highlights: Before the coronavirus pandemic, gas prices were on the decline. After shutting down wells and laying off employees, De Haan said, oil companies have been slow to catch up to the rapid rise in gasoline demand. That caused prices to climb. Then, as Russia’s attack on Ukraine unfolded,

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SC Work Opportunity Tax Credit

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SC Department of Employment and Workforce The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) program provides tax credits for businesses each time they hire a new, eligible employee. You can benefit from hiring within the following groups: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipient Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients Empowerment Zone residents Marlboro County Rural Renewal

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Opinion: Flawed criticism of gas tax break

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The Hill March 2, 2022 By Frank Knapp Jr., Opinion Contributor Inflation is top of mind for Americans. The everyday-consumer prices are driving the public’s ill feelings about the economy with the cost of gas being a principal concern and financial burden. So, it is understandable that elected officials look for some fast, if only

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America’s richest companies are using the pandemic as an excuse to jack up prices

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Business Insider February 14, 2022 By Robert H. Lande Larry Summers, the former US Treasury secretary and longtime Democratic economic advisor, has been adamant that the anticompetitive behavior of America’s corporate cartels and monopolies is not a cause of the recent inflation surge. Last month, he even claimed that Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan’s push to crack down

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Small business survey results discussed on Michigan radio

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Listen to Paul Miller of Michigan radio station WPHM interview Frank Knapp on 1/28/22 regarding the results of a Small Business for America’s Future survey.  Mr. Knapp discusses the dissatisfaction of small business owners in the US Senate’s failure to address the top concerns of small businesses. Listen: https://www.wphm.net/episode/january-28-frank-knapp/

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Survey: Small businesses hit by Omicron, inflation and worker shortages say Build Back Better policies would help

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64% disapprove of Senate’s handling of small business issues A new national survey shows small business owners are concerned about Omicron’s economic impact and say policies in the Build Back Better Act would help address the challenges they are facing Washington, D.C., Jan. 25, 2022— A new national survey from Small Business for America’s Future shows

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Small Business Group: Senate’s Refusal to Pass Voting Rights Legislation Bad for Democracy and the Economy

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Conan Knoll conan@emccommunications.com (831) 524-6764 Small Business Group: Senate’s Refusal to Pass Voting Rights Legislation Bad for Democracy and the Economy Statement by Small Business for America’s Future Co-Chair Frank Knapp, Jr. in response to today’s Senate action on voting rights legislation Washington, D.C., Jan. 19, 2022—Today, 52 senators refused to pass

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