Press Release January 17, 2022 Columbia, SC—Today the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce sent letters to Senator Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott asking them to vote to start the debate on the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. “If you truly believe that your reasons for opposing […]
Press Statement December 19, 2021 Contact: Frank Knapp 803-600-6874 fknapp@scsbc.org Today West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin said that he “cannot vote to continue with this piece of legislation” referring to Build Back Better, the budget reconciliation bill in the Senate. He said that Congress should instead focus on the renewed COVID threat, inflation, and the
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Today the president and CEO of the SC Small Business Chamber of Commerce took part in a national video news conference organized by the American Business Immigration Coalition. Citing the critical labor shortage the participants called for the U.S. Senate to ignore the opinion of the Parliamentarian and include immigration reform in the upcoming
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KOLD November 12, 2021 Watch video By Bud Foster TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) – August set a record when 4.3 million American workers quit their jobs. And September 2021 set a record when 4.4 million American workers quit their jobs. As the country eases out of the coronavirus pandemic and the economy improves, it
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Press Statement November 6, 2021 Contact: Frank Knapp 803-600-6874 fknapp@scsbc.org Statement from Frank Knapp Jr., President and CEO of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce on the passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Columbia, SC, Nov. 6, 2021—The passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill out of the House of Representatives is a welcome
BankThink American Banker October 8, 2021 By Frank Knapp Jr. In March of this year a campaign was launched by numerous national, state, and local business organizations to address the country’s 40-year low in new business startups. One of the recommendations was for the U.S. Small Business Administration to directly make startup and microloans of
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact Conan Knoll conan@emccommunications.com (831) 524-6764 Jared Thompson jared@smallbusinessforamericasfuture.org (260) 797-2530 A new national survey of 1,000 small business owners finds the pandemic has exacerbated child care issues for small business owners and employees, and owners want the federal government to provide solutions Washington, D.C., Oct. 4, 2021— A national survey of more than 1,000
WIS-TV September 28, 2021 By Mary Green COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – An economist at the University of South Carolina said the federal government is unlikely to shut down Friday at midnight, the deadline by which Congress needs to reach an agreement on funding to keep it open. Past that, lawmakers face another deadline moving closer to
GrayDC, September 24, 2021 WIBW (Topeka, KS), September 24, 2021 WLUC (Negaunee, MI), September 24, 2021 Watch Video The COVID EIDL loan would allow business owners to borrow $2 million for recovery. But some worry about the commitment. By David Ade and Natalie Grim WASHINGTON (Gray DC) – Disaster loans are available for small business
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