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Opinion: Federal Marketplace Offers Help as Health Insurance Costs Rise

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  Greenville Business Magazine January 27, 2022 Opinion: Federal Marketplace Offers Help as Health Insurance Costs Rise By Frank Knapp Jr. Small business owners and workers across South Carolina have found good news on affordable health insurance through the federal Health Insurance Marketplace, where plans from private insurance companies could be obtained with premiums based […]

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Don’t leave your ERTC Money on the table

By / Small Business, Small Business Advocacy Blog /

This might be the best 30-minutes you ever invest in your business. If you were unable to join the small business owners who registered for the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) webinar we held recently, here is your opportunity to watch the 30-minute video at your convenience. Already three small business owners who watched that

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Sirius XM – POTUS Ch. Features conversation on SBAF survey results

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  CNN’s Political Commentator, Alice Stewart, talked with Small Business for America’s Future co-chair Frank Knapp on February 1st about the organization’s survey.  Ms. Stewart, who was guest hosting the Laura Coates Show, was the Communications Director for four GOP presidential campaigns– Ted Cruz, Mike Huckabee, Rick Santorum and Michele Bachmann. Mr. Knapp discussed how

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Could failing to act on the Build Back Better Act cost lawmakers votes?

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Gray, Washington News Bureau January 31, 2022 New national survey finds federal lawmakers not acting on BBB could influence how some small business owners vote in the midterm elections. By Nicole Neuman WASHINGTON (Gray DC) – As Democrats in Congress work to revive the Build Back Better Act, some small business owners say they are

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Over 300,000 South Carolinians obtain health insurance via federal Marketplace

By / Healthcare, Press, Small Business /

Press Release January 31, 2022 Columbia, SC—A total of 300,392 South Carolinians obtained affordable, quality health insurance in the federal Health Insurance Marketplace during the official open enrollment period, November 1-January 15, placing it eighth out of the 33 states using the federal platform. Nationally 14.5 million Americans now have health plans through both the

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Small business survey results discussed on Michigan radio

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Listen to Paul Miller of Michigan radio station WPHM interview Frank Knapp on 1/28/22 regarding the results of a Small Business for America’s Future survey.  Mr. Knapp discusses the dissatisfaction of small business owners in the US Senate’s failure to address the top concerns of small businesses. Listen: https://www.wphm.net/episode/january-28-frank-knapp/

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‘It was amazing’: Columbia coffee shop sees boost in business after asking for support on Instagram

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WLTX-TV January 23, 2022 Like many small businesses, January has been a slow month for Azalea Coffee Bar. After the owner asked the community for help, customers came pouring in. By Julia Kauffman (WLTX) COLUMBIA, S.C. — Small businesses continue to be negatively impacted by the pandemic. Add in slow winter months, and the lack

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Chamber calls on Graham and Scott to start debate on voting rights. “Put forward and defend your position”

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Press Release January 17, 2022 Columbia, SC—Today the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce sent letters to Senator Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott asking them to vote to start the debate on the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. “If you truly believe that your reasons for opposing

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Stimulus money for your business (that you probably didn’t know about)

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  If you were unable to join the 60 other small business owners who registered for the ERTC webinar we held yesterday, below is the link to the 30-minute recording. The Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) is the largest small business stimulus program behind PPP, which got all the attention. But while PPP is over,

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Business leader calls for action on voting rights legislation to protect democracy and the economy

By / Election Security, Press, Protecting Democracy, Small Business /

Press Release January 11, 2022 This afternoon in Atlanta, President Joe Biden called on the Senate to pass voting rights legislation by reforming the Senate filibuster rule in order to protect democracy.  President Biden said that he is “tired of being quiet.” Earlier today four national small business organizations called on the Senate to pass

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