Small Business Chamber Sponsors Media Effort Columbia, SC—The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce (SCSBCC) in partnership with TV and radio stations across the state has launched a promotional campaign aimed at holiday shoppers. “BuySC” television and radio 30-second PSAs are running on about 12 TV and 29 radio stations. The PSA encourages shopping […]
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My friend Eric Boehlert, senior fellow at Media Matters, strongly believes he was the target of a James O’Keefe-style scam to catch him saying something to discredit him in the eyes of his readers. Actually I think his detractors are just jealous of how good Eric looks when appearing on MSNBC programs. Anyway, read his
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By Free Times For years, small businesses have seen the cost of providing health care to their workers increase at an alarming rate. But now that a health care reform bill has finally passed the U.S. House, business groups are divided over whether the measure will help the bottom line. The U.S. House of Representatives
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Heard of the Snazzy Napper? Picking up where last year’s Snuggie craze left off, this product — out of neighboring metro Atlanta, GA — is poised to become this holiday season’s white elephant Christmas party gift of choice. It’s tearing up word-of-mouth channels online, particularly Facebook… …And of course, YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MthSUD8cMqk%20 Why on earth would
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By Corey Hutchins, Free Times South Carolinians who have been rejected by health insurance companies because they suffer from a pre-existing condition can now apply for coverage at affordable rates under a temporary program offered by the federal government. It’s a type of bridge program that will carry forward until 2014 when American health
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COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) – The president of the South Carolina Small Business Association says there are a lot of misconceptions about health care reform and what it means for small businesses. “You’re going to have tax credits available for health insurance from small businesses for the first time ever,” said association President Frank Knapp. “This
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By Ashley Byrd, South Carolina Radio Network Cigarettes may be way to pay for some health care in South Carolina. That’s according to groups who support a cigarette tax to fill state budget gaps. At a Wednesday press event at the Statehouse, various groups and a few legislators offered a cigarette tax as a solution. That includes
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Published in Columbia Regional Business Report State and local advocates for an increase to the state’s cigarette tax say the Legislature’s failure to increase the tax, currently at 7 cents a pack, has cost South Carolina more than $3 billion in matching federal Medicaid dollars. Numerous proposals to increase the state’s cigarette tax have been
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By Josh Nelson | Huffington Post October 12, 2009 In addition to these newer campaigns, some small businesses have dealt with the U.S. Chamber’s extremism in more creative ways. The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce offers an alternative for small businesses that want to be part of a business association but don’t agree
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By Ashley Fletcher Frampton, Charleston Regional Business Journal For Pat Thompson, offering health insurance to employees of her Columbia-based medical billing company isn’t a nicety — it’s a must. “We’ve learned through years of experience that if you hire the right people, you’ll be successful,” she said. “But to hire the right people, you have
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