Carolina Business Review recently aired a program on how small businesses have been impacted by COVID-19. Frank Knapp, President/CEO of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce, was a featured guest. Also on the panel are Greg Habib (Mayor, Goose Creek), Tracy Furman (Executive Director, Triad Local First) and…
Santee Cooper wins major court ruling
Lexington County Chronicle October 28, 2020 By Jerry Bellune Should power company customers have the right to seek lower rates elsewhere? That’s essentially the question Judge Roger Young had to answer in a case involving Santee Cooper rates. Santee Cooper is the taxpayer-owned utility that provides power to Mid-Carolina Electric…
Century Aluminum closure could have major impact on local small businesses
WCBD-TV October 21, 2020 Watch video by: Raymond Owens BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – Fallout from Tuesday’s announcement that Century Aluminum will close by the end of the year if they cannot get a better electricity rate continues in Berkeley County. Century wants the utility provider to allow them to…
Small business owners fear loss of revenue, layoffs if aluminum plant closes
WCSC-TV October 21, 2020 Watch video Small business owners fear loss of revenue, layoffs if aluminum plant closes By Harve Jacobs GOOSE CREEK, S.C. (WCSC) – There’s more possible fallout from the threatened closing of Century Aluminum in Goose Creek. The aluminum plant said it will close down its Mount…
Opinion–Small business priority–economic relief not a new Supreme Court Justice
Summerville Journal Scene October 21, 2020 By Frank Knapp Jr. Do leaders in Washington really know the needs of small businesses? The answer is an unqualified “no” according to 81% of the respondents to a national survey conducted this summer by Small Business for America’s Future (SBAF). One does not…
Goose Creek leaders, small business groups react to possible Century Aluminum closure
ABC News 4 October 20, 2020 Watch video By Rachel Ellis GOOSE CREEK, S.C. (WCIV) — The end could be near for Century Aluminum in Mount Holly. Goose Creek City leaders said while the news didn’t necessarily come as a surprise, the people who work at Century Aluminum are friends, neighbors,…
Mt. Holly Aluminum Plant Closing
Press Release Contact: Frank Knapp fknapp@scsbc.org 803-600-6874 cell Columbia, SC, October 21, 2020—Below are the prepared remarks of Frank Knapp, President & CEO of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce, regarding the closing of the Mt. Holly Aluminum Plant in Goose Creek, SC. Remarks were made at a…
Small Business for America’s Future Co-Chair on conservative talk radio show—Listen
Bill Martinez is a conservative talk-radio show host. His show is syndicated in over 300 markets across the country. Frank Knapp, Co-Chair of Small Business for America’s Future (SBAF) and President/CEO of the SC Small Business Chamber of Commerce, was Bill’s guest on October 15 to talk about the recent…
Beaufort County Black Chamber receives $500k grant to help businesses hurt by COVID-19
Hilton Head Island Packet October 12, 2020 By Stephen Fastenau Some Beaufort County small business owners will get help keeping employees and learning skills to keep businesses afloat thanks in part to a half-million dollar award from a major bank. The Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce received $500,000 from…
Small Business Chamber on WRNN “Hot Talk 99.5”in Myrtle Beach—Listen
Dave Priest and Leanne Graham interviewed Frank Knapp, President and CEO of the SC Small Business Chamber, this morning on their “Hot Talk 99.5” morning show on WRNN in Myrtle Beach. Issues discussed included the need for a new federal stimulus program to help small businesses and the unemployed, the…