MultiBriefs November 25, 2019 By Seth Sandronsky As night follows day, economic expansions end in recessions. Consumer debt is a part of each chapter. On that note, the consumer credit agencies — Equifax, Experian and TransUnion — are reporting a rise in personal loans over recent months. Is this a…
Letter: Cunningham’s vote
Charleston Post and Courier November 24, 2019 Regardless of the party affiliation Joe Cunningham chose prior to his election to Congress, he has represented the best interests of his district in stellar fashion. With each vote he has cast and each piece of legislation he has sponsored, Rep. Cunningham has…
GUEST COLUMN: Solving small business crisis is focus of bills
Florence Morning News, November 12, 2019 Lexington County Chronicle, November 13, 2019 BY FRANK KNAPP JR. Guest Columnist When the Labor Department job numbers for October came out showing that 128,000 jobs were added nationwide last month, The New York Times headline was “Job Market Shows Resilience.” What the headline…
Oregon senator wants to give small businesses a tax break for hiring the first employee
USA Today November 6, 2019 By Rhonda Abrams Special to USA TODAY In my USA TODAY column in November 2009 – 10 years ago – I proposed a new idea: a tax credit for small businesses who hire their very first employee. Throughout the last decade, I’ve repeatedly advocated this “first…
Buttigieg Commits to Day One Action Plan to Ban Offshore Drilling
PRESS RELEASE Date: November 5, 2019 From: South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce Subject: Buttigieg Commits to Day One Action Plan on Offshore Drilling Contact: Frank Knapp, President/CEO, 803-252-5733 (w), 803-600-6874 (c), fknapp@scsbc.org All top Democratic candidates now onboard Columbia, SC—Mayor Pete Buttigieg yesterday signaled his commitment…
Letter: Seize chance for transparency
Hilton Head Island Packet October 31, 2019 For far too long our weak state and federal laws on requiring the real owners of corporations to be publicly identified have been used by enemy nations, terrorist groups, crime organizations, drug cartels and everyday fraudsters to conduct their illegal activities in secret…
Sen. Wyden’s PROGRESS Act Introduced Today Shows How Tax Reform Can Help Small Businesses and Economy
October 30, 2019 Contact: Conan Knoll conan@emcstrategies.com (831) 524-6764 Statement by Businesses for Responsible Tax Reform Co-chair Frank Knapp, Jr. on the PROGRESS Act Introduced today by Sen. Ron Wyden, which includes key BRTR policy priority Washington, D.C., October 30, 2019—Businesses for Responsible Tax Reform commends Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR)…
Wyden Introduces Bill To Boose Capital Access For Small Businesses
Today, Senator Wyden introduced the Providing Real Opportunities for Growth to Rising Entrepreneurs for Sustained Success Act (the PROGRESS Act) on a bicameral basis with Rep. Judy Chu in the House. The PROGRESS Act creates two new tax incentives to unlock the growth potential of all small businesses, designed to…
House Passes SHIELD Act of 2019
Date: October 28, 2019 From: Protect Democracy USA Subject: House Passes SHIELD Act of 2019 Contact: Frank Knapp, 803-252-5733 (w), 803-600-6874 (c), protectdemocracyusa@gmail.com House Passes SHIELD Act of 2019 Columbia, SC—This past Wednesday the U.S. House passed the SHIELD Act of 2019 that would help protect our nation’s elections from…
SC residents who need an Affordable Care Act plan have more options now than before
Charleston Post and Courier October 27, 2019 By Mary Katherine Wildeman For the first time in four years the majority of South Carolinians who buy private health insurance through HealthCare.gov will get to pick which company they want to buy a plan from. It’s a major turnaround for a…