OK. I admit that I got my hopes up upon hearing that U.S. Senate Democrats and Republicans were talking nice about the Gang of Six deficit reduction outline that included revenue increases as well as budget cuts. But as they say—the devil is in the details. And the details in the Gang of Six proposal […]
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The below is an editorial by the Sun News that ran in the Myrtle Beach area newspaper on July 05, 2011 ——————————————————————————————————- Creating Jobs from the Ground Up Frank Knapp has a message for those who want to create jobs and bolster our state’s economy: Look to the little guys. Knapp, the president and CEO
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The below is an editorial from the New York Times.———————————————————————————– The NY TimesJune 26, 2011 Whose Stimulus? Big businesses are telling Washington that they are willing to do their bit for the economy — if the price is right. Multinational companies say they could repatriate hundreds of billions in foreign profits and pump them into domestic
The country’s biggest banks have taken a lot of criticism about small business lending since the great recession began. Obviously, they don’t agree with their critics. In a recent interview with Robb Mandelbaum of The New York Times, Marc Bernstein, one of the top two small business lending executives at Wells Fargo addressed the issue
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Over 50 people, providers of services to microbusinesses and legislators, listened with great attention to presentations for 1 ½ hours yesterday in the Blatt Office Building on the State Capital grounds. It wasn’t because we fed them into a sedated state (although the food from @116 on State Street in West Columbia was very good).
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I met Ben in a meeting last week in DC. We were asked to speak on behalf of the American Sustainable Business Council in a conference room full of foundation representatives. Ben went first and shared a little about his past. He told of meeting his best friend in 7th grade. Ben knew it was
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The South Carolina Small Business Chamber was a strong and vocal supporter of last year’s Small Business Jobs Act. I spoke at a press conference at the Capital along with several U.S. Senators to state our support and that of the American Sustainable Business Council for the legislation. A key component of the effort was
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With the holiday season fast approaching and customers getting ready to open up their wallets, this is really the time to remember your SC locally-owned small businesses. Please join us in our “BuySC” nonprofit action campaign. Surveys continue to show that communities with programs encouraging buying from locally-owned businesses improve the sales for those businesses
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2010 has been a very successful year for The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce and there are still 2 months remaining before 2011. Below is a very brief overview of wins this year and also some historical victories. Success in 2010 -Passage of national health care reform resulting in no mandate or tax
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Who’s got the cheapest lumber in town? The cheapest mortar? Think the best prices are way out at Lowe’s? Think again. Shuman-Owens Supply Co., located just 5 minutes from downtown Columbia, SC, is a brick’s throw from the S.C. State Fair Grounds and Gamecock Stadium. And it’s one of the last independent, locally-owned hardware stores
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