Small Business

SBA Programs: HUBZone & Veteran Assistance. August 10, 2021–9:30AM

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In collaboration with the Francis Marion Kelley Center for Economic Development this live session will discuss the SBA programs: HUBZone, Veteran-Owned, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned. Devoted exclusively to promoting veteran entrepreneurship, the OVBD facilitates the use of all SBA programs by veterans, service-disabled veterans, reservists, active-duty service members, transitioning service members, and their dependents or survivors. […]

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Join Businesses for Conservation and Climate Action

By / Climate / Energy, Environment, Small Business, Small Business Advocacy Blog /

  Register: BCCA Meeting Sept. 15 at 3 PM ET President Biden’s Executive Order 14008 initiated a multi-year process, called America the Beautiful, to conserve biodiversity and habitats, address climate change, and enhance the resilience of our natural resources and communities. Businesses for Conservation and Climate Action (BCCA) is making sure that small businesses have

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‘This is a part of doing business now’: Business leaders urge employee vaccinations

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  WIS-TV August 3, 2021 By Madeline Stewart COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – The American Sustainable Business Council is calling for all employers to require employee vaccinations to help reach herd immunity against COVID-19. Council President David Levine says requiring vaccinations will prevent another lockdown and help heal our economy from the pandemic. “To do well

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American Sustainable Business Council & Social Venture Circle Call for Mandatory Vaccination for the Recovery and Success of American Businesses

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  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 3, 2021 Media Contacts: Michael Neuwirth Chief Communications Officer, ASBC mneuwirth@asbcouncil.org Washington, D.C.— Since the introduction of vaccination options to limit the spread and risk of the pandemic, American businesses have had a global advantage to keep their most valuable assets, their people, healthy. This has been a major contributor to

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Letter to the editor: Campaign calls for increasing federal contracting goals for small businesses

By / Access to Capital, Press, Small Business /

Sumter Daily Item July 30, 2021 I want to thank Sen. Graham for his request of federal dollars for important construction projects at South Carolina’s military bases. Not only will these funds address critical needs at our in-state military bases, they also offer an opportunity for our small businesses to receive federal contracts to provide

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Join Briefing with VP Harris and SBA’s Guzman—7/29/21

By / Small Business, Small Business Advocacy Blog /

On Thursday, July 29th at 2:00 p.m. ET, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) & Public Private Strategies Institute (PPSI) will provide an opportunity for you to learn more about programs that will help your business get back on track. We are thrilled to have Vice President Kamala Harris and U.S. Small Business Administrator Isabella Guzman

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Let’s ensure that small businesses benefit from Senator Graham’s $230 million base-funding request

By / Federal Government, Press, Small Business /

  Press Statement July 28, 2021 Contact: Elayne Brunson elayneb.sumterblackchamber@gmail.com (803) 406-6377 cell Below is a statement of Elayne Brunson, COO and Co-founder of the Sumter Black Chamber of Commerce, regarding this week’s announcement of Senator Lindsey Graham requesting $230 million in federal money for military base construction in South Carolina. ——————————————————————————————————— I want to

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Commentary: Lindsey Graham’s leadership needed on immigration reform

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Post and Courier July 16, 2021 By Jonatan Guerrero-Ramirez and Frank Knapp Jr. Sen. Lindsey Graham has introduced the Dream Act of 2021 along with Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois. This is the third time the South Carolina Republican has sponsored the bill that provides a path for legal status and possible citizenship for more than

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Opinion: How Sen. Graham can help fix the labor shortage with commonsense immigration reform

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The Hill July 21, 2021 By Frank Knapp Jr., Opinion Contributor Just as they are across the country, small businesses in South Carolina are facing a labor shortage that started before the pandemic. Our senator, Lindsey Graham (R), is key to the short and long-term solution by passing commonsense, bipartisan immigration solutions including his Dream Act, which is

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Sign Letter to Rep. Rice and Mace in support of COAST Anti-Drilling Act

By / Climate / Energy, Small Business, Small Business Advocacy Blog /

  It’s time to permanently ban offshore drilling for oil in the Atlantic. We have been successful in our efforts to block exploratory seismic airgun blasting, the preliminary process before drilling. But now we need to finish the job. Businesses are encouraged to sign this letter asking South Carolina Representatives Tom Rice and Nancy Mace,

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