South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce ANNUAL POLICY SUMMIT WHEN: Monday, January 14 from 6 to 8 pm. WHERE: South Carolina Press Association 106 Outlet Pointe Boulevard, Columbia, SC KEYNOTE: State Senator Vincent Sheheen TICKETS: Free for all members (and a guest) who have paid dues in 2012. Only…
One candidate doesn’t fit all businesses
Greenville OnLine.comOct 12, 2012 Written by Rhonda Abrams– Gannett During election season, everyone loves small business. President Barack Obama loves small business. GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney loves small business. During the first debate, they mentioned the words “small business” 25 times. But where do the candidates stand on…
Romney: Big Bird you’re fired
Candidate Mitt Romney has been criticized for his past statement that he likes to fire people. Apparently the same holds true for large yellow birds. But as much as Romney’s comment of defunding PBS resulted in the biggest twitter explosion of last night’s debate, it was the GOP candidate’s denial…
Which candidate is most supportive of small business? New poll says Obama.
A new small business poll out yesterday by the George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management and Thumbtack.com showed some very interesting results. Over 6000 small business owners completed the online survey. You can see all the results including a state by state analysis here. Here are some of…
Romney-Ryan’s promise of austerity for small businesses
With Congressman Paul Ryan on the ticket with Mitt Romney, it is clear that a Romney-Ryan administration would choose eliminating the federal deficit over creating jobs as their economic plan. So what does this mean for small businesses if $6 trillion was cut from federal spending over the next 10…
Poll Results–Money in Politics
Small Businesses Reject Role of Money in Politics; View Citizens United Decision as Bad for Business On Jan. 21, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in its Citizens United decision that corporations are free to spend unlimited sums of money in elections. According to opinion polling released by the American…
Definition of “conservative”
Iowa’s vote Tuesday clearly showed one thing—Mitt Romney isn’t the darling of the conservative GOP base. Part of Romney’s problem is that while he keeps claiming he is as conservative as all his Republican opponents, he doesn’t seem to understand the definition of “conservative”. Last month in an MSNBC interview,…
Net neutrality vote today
An important vote will take place in the U.S. Senate today. The future of a free and open Internet is at stake. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) last year saw signs that broadband providers were beginning to block or degrade website content and applications in order to control access to…
The 1% and 99%
I’m still in Seattle so just a quick note. I met a self-proclaimed member of the 1%. I told him I had no problem with the wealthy but just wanted corporate dominance in politics and financial matters to end so that small businesses could have a fair shake. He told me…
Occupy Seattle
I am in Seattle for a few days this week and visited Occupy Seattle on Sunday. This is my third Occupy event (Columbia and Washington DC being the other two). Below are some pics. Enjoy. UnConflicted is the small business advocacy blog of Frank Knapp, Jr., President & CEO of…