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Record energy company profits during inflationary period deserve scrutiny as high gas prices harm small business profitability

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Janel Knight Trulear janel@emccommunications.com (617) 875-6581 Small Business Group: Record energy company profits during inflationary period deserve scrutiny as high gas prices harm small business profitability Statement by Small Business for America’s Future Senior Advisor Rhett Buttle on possibility that President Biden may advocate for ‘windfall tax’ on energy companies […]

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Opportunity for affordable health insurance for you and your employees is NOW!

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November 1, 2022 Open enrollment of Fed. Health Insurance Marketplace with premium subsidies starts TODAY! –The federal Health Insurance Market Place is now open for everyone. –No excuses needed.  No exceptions required. If you are a small business owner struggling to pay ever increasing health insurance premiums either for yourself or for your employees, now

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Let the SC Public Service Commission Hear Your Voice on Proposed Electric Rate Hike

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October 15, 2022 Duke Energy Progress wants to raise electric rates 12.1% for small businesses (14.7% for residential) There will be evening hearings in Bishopville, Sumter, and Florence in December to let consumers tell the S.C. Public Service Commission what they think about Duke Energy Progress’s proposed electric rate hike. Al public hearings will start

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Tired of high health insurance premiums? We have a solution

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Low-cost, high-quality health insurance GET READY Webinar Oct. 20th  –Over 300,000 South Carolinians have obtained low- or no-cost health insurance through the federal Health Insurance Marketplace. –Small business owners have turned to the Marketplace for affordable, full-benefit individual health plans instead of inexpensive, low-benefit plans. –Four out of five workers are paying $10 or less

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It’s almost here!!!! Open Enrollment

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Low-cost, high-quality health insurance GET READY Webinar Oct. 20th  –Over 300,000 South Carolinians have obtained low- or no-cost health insurance through the federal Health Insurance Marketplace. –Small business owners have turned to the Marketplace for affordable, full-benefit individual health plans instead of inexpensive, low-benefit plans. –Four out of five workers are paying $10 or less

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Duke Progress Energy Asks for 12.1% Rate Hike on Small Businesses

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Press Release September 26, 2022 SC Small Business Chamber of Commerce petitions PSC to intervene Columbia, SC—Earlier this month Duke Energy Progress filed for an electric rate hike of 14.7% (residential), 12.1% (small general service), 8.2% (medium general service), and 6.2% (large general service). The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce (SCSBCC) has petitioned

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Are you and your employees eligible for low- or no-cost quality health insurance?

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On September 19th join a free, 30-minute webinar sponsored by the SC Primary Health Care Association and the SC Small Business Chamber of Commerce. You’ll learn about the quality health insurance plans available to small business owners and workers, premium assistance to make the plans affordable, and criteria for accessing the coverage. Over 300,000 South

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Small businesses hit as climate change floods Charleston’s historic district

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ABC4 News Charleston, SC August 26, 2022 by John Upton (Climate Central), Sonya Stevens (ABC 4) and Charistin Clark (ABC 4) This story was produced through a collaboration between ABC News 4 Charleston and Climate Central, a nonadvocacy science and news organization. Alanna Elder (Climate Central) and Kelly Van Baalen (Climate Central) contributed data reporting.

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Inflation Reduction Act. Don’t be afraid.

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Blog by Frank Knapp Jr, President and CEO of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce August 12, 2022 No, the cost of gas is not going to increase by 16.4 cents a gallon. No, the IRS isn’t going to hire 87,000 new agents who will be auditing your tax returns. These things are

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Business’s support Senator Graham on reforming the Electoral Count Act

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

August 8, 2022 The Honorable Lindsey Graham Unite States Senate 290 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC  20510 Dear Senator Graham, On behalf of our chamber and businesses across the nation, thank you for co-sponsoring the Electoral Count Reform Act of 2022. Your bi-partisan negotiations and final bill demonstrates that the Senate can address critical

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