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Small business group: Congress takes step forward with agreement aimed at lowering prescription drug costs

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact Conan Knoll conan@emccommunications.com (831) 524-6764 Jared Thompson jared@smallbusinessforamericasfuture.org (260) 797-2530 Statement by Anne Zimmerman, co-chair of Small Business for America’s Future and founder and owner of Zimmerman & Co. CPAs about today’s agreement on a policy aimed at lowering prescription drug prices   Washington, D.C., Nov. 2, 2021—Today’s agreement in Congress […]

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URGE THE SENATE TO ACT TO PROTECT VOTING RIGHTS!

By / Election Security, Small Business, Small Business Advocacy Blog /

The Senate is scheduled to vote Wednesday (11/3) on the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (John Lewis VRAA), which would restore voting protections in the 1965 Voting Rights Act that have been eroded by the Supreme Court.  Now, more than ever, it is vital to urge passage of this important voting rights measure. Last week, Senate Republicans

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Radio interviews focus on how small business owners can save on health insurance for themselves, their businesses and their employees

By / Healthcare, Press, Small Business /

Small business owners hold the key to saving on health insurance premiums for themselves, their businesses and their employees. Frank Knapp, President and CEO of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce was interviewed this week on WTMA in Charleston, WVOC in Columbia and WRNN in Myrtle Beach, SC. Mr. Knapp talked with John

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Don’t Miss This! Learn about the benefits of being a green business

By / Environment, Small Business, Sustainability /

You are invited to a Webinar on Green Business sponsored by South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce. When: Oct 26, 2021 01:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Topic: Learn about the Green Business Bureau, their Certification Program and Green Business Seal Register in advance for this webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NhVqVkrlQlaDGNSBpqfJzw In this webinar, you’ll learn

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City of Columbia streamlining license process for over 8,500 businesses as mandated by state law

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WIS-TV October 20, 2021 Watch video By Nick Neville COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – The process South Carolina business owners use to obtain and renew their business licenses is being restructured and standardized, and Columbia Chamber of Commerce experts say this should make the entire business license process easier. The changes come following passage by the General

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Leading Small Business Organizations Call for Filibuster Carveout to Start Debate on the Freedom to Vote Act

By / Press, Small Business, Small Business Advocacy Blog /

October 20, 2021 – The Senate’s failure to agree to even start the debate on the Freedom to Vote Act is another alarming indication of further anti-democracy efforts underway in states across the country. In addition to the grave risks this presents to the integrity and stability of our democracy, denying the freedom to vote

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Misinformation on proposed IRS tax compliance efforts

By / Federal Government, Small Business, Small Business Advocacy Blog, Taxation /

I’m sure you have heard all the scary warnings about how new IRS efforts to catch upper income tax cheats will burden the average American and financial institutions. And who is pushing out this misinformation?  The financial institutions and the wealthy.  Go figure. Below is a release from the U.S. Department of the Treasury that

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Business organizations respond to GOP opposition to SBA direct loans to small businesses

By / Access to Capital, Press, Small Business /

Press Release October 11, 2021 Contact: Frank Knapp 803-600-6874 fknapp@scsbc.org A coalition of national, state, and local business organizations today sent a letter to Congressional leaders in response to House and Senate Republican letters opposed to a commonsense solution to the problem of entrepreneurs and small businesses not having needed access to capital. The business

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Opinion: Direct loans from SBA are no threat to private lenders

By / Economy, Press, Small Business /

BankThink American Banker October 8, 2021 By  Frank Knapp Jr. In March of this year a campaign was launched by numerous national, state, and local business organizations to address the country’s 40-year low in new business startups. One of the recommendations was for the U.S. Small Business Administration to directly make startup and microloans of

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National Survey Shows Small Businesses Hurt by Lack of Affordable Child Care and Owners Support Federal Child Care Investments

By / Economy, Press, Small Business /

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact Conan Knoll conan@emccommunications.com (831) 524-6764 Jared Thompson jared@smallbusinessforamericasfuture.org (260) 797-2530 A new national survey of 1,000 small business owners finds the pandemic has exacerbated child care issues for small business owners and employees, and owners want the federal government to provide solutions Washington, D.C., Oct. 4, 2021— A national survey of more than 1,000

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