Frank Knapp, Jr., president and CEO of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce will testify in Washington, DC at the House Committee for Small Business today at 1 p.m. The hearing is entitled, Â Regulatory Flexibility Act Compliance: Is EPA Failing Small Business? Mr. Knapp will be representing both the SC Small Business Chamber […]
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I’m in DC today for the American Sustainable Business Council Summit for a Sustainable Economy at the White House. This morning I am moderating a panel on sustainable economic growth. The panel participants are Gary Guzy, Deputy Chair for the Office on Environmental Quality (the office in the White House that oversees all environmental and
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What do the small business owners in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia, Michigan, Nevada and Colorado have in common with those across the country? On political demographics and opinions on some important issues apparently a lot. Earlier this year a national survey of small business owners commissioned by the American Sustainable Business Council, Main Street Alliance and
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BloombergApril 3, 2012 By Deborah Solomon The phrase “job-killing regulation” has become a standard part of the political lexicon this campaign season, most often used to disparage President Barack Obama‘s energy and environmental policies. But a new report suggests we ought to take claims of regulatory-related unemployment with a grain of salt. The Institute for
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The Hill’s Congress Blog December 22, 2011 By John Arensmeyer, Small Business Majority, and Mindy Lubber, Ceres  The word on the street is the recession is behind us, but times are still tough. The economy is stagnant and businesses of all sizes are still trying to weather the economic storm that forced many to close
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Sorry for the lack of personal posts this week. I was in DC Wednesday and Thursday for the American Sustainable Business Council annual meeting. I’ve been honored to serve as Vice Chair of the Board. We had some great meetings the first day hearing from representatives from the EPA and the President’s economic team. That
