(The following opinion editorial by Frank Knapp appeared today in The Hill.) Who is to blame for the state of our national economy is a political football. No one can argue that the recession that started prior to the Obama administration was owned by the former administration. President Bush responded with the Troubled Asset Relief […]
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette July 15, 2010 Opinion: Main Street wants Wall Street reform Small business needs stable financing to create jobs and serve customers By Frank Knapp Jr. Small business organizations and owners across this country want Wall Street reform, but you wouldn’t know it from the attention the media gives to the U.S. Chamber of
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Dorfman (left) in action This morning I joined Congressman Jim Himes (D-CT) and Margot Dorfman, CEO of the U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce, in a press teleconference call on why passing Wall Street Reform is important to small businesses. You can read my prepared statement below and hear the entire press conference by clicking here.
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The S.C. Small Business Chamber of Commerce will be launching a new website this month and we want your business listed on our new “BuySC” page.BuySCThe “BuySC” section of our new website will promote the buying of goods and services from South Carolina businesses. The economic benefit of keeping our dollars in our state and
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SC Statehouse Report August 29, 2008 By Frank Knapp Jr. On Aug. 18, an opinion editorial I wrote ran in The State. The title was “The fourth pillar of success” because it addressed the economic development proposal offered by the leadership in the South Carolina Senate and House as well as from other economic development
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The State August 18, 2008 By Frank Knapp Jr. Recently, legislative and economic development leaders announced “an outline for South Carolina’s future economic success and job creation plan.” They identified three pillars for success: manufacturing, distribution and services industries; tourism; and the knowledge economy. Under their plan, the Department of Commerce would continue to provide
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The State April 29, 2008 By Frank Knapp In a guest column on March 13, Commerce Secretary Joe Taylor said his agency had modified the state’s film industry incentives in order to “encourage the hiring of South Carolinians and the purchasing of products from South Carolina businesses.” The S.C. Small Business Chamber of Commerce believes
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THE SC SMALL BUSINESS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 1717 Gervais Street, Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 252-5733 www.scsbc.org Community-Based Economic Development All economic experts agree that most new jobs created will be by small businesses. Yet the South Carolina Department of Commerce continues to focus primarily on large business recruitment and development. Commerce provides assistance at the
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