Our gorgeous, professionally shot and edited BuySC ad/PSA is done! Loving the little “BuySC” flags stuck into the rows of sweets at Tiffany’s. Huge thanks to Wade Sellers of Coal Powered Filmworks for the incredible production quality and highly professional, friendly manner while shooting. And thanks to Be Beep a Top Shop in Forest Acres, […]
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This week, we enjoyed a spirited gathering of local business owners, members of the board of the SC Small Business Chamber, and esteemed state legislators. SC House Rep. Kenny Bingham & SCSBCC CEO Frank Knapp, Jr. SCSBCC CEO Frank Knapp, Jr and SC House Rep. Mac Toole SC House Representative
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Published November 11, 2010 | PR Newswire WASHINGTON, Nov. 11, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — The CEOs of the U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce and The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce joined with Business for Shared Prosperity and other business groups and small business owners around the country to urge President Obama and Congress to restore the
Our last networking event and small business seminar was quite a terrific success! If you missed it, no worries. We have another one coming up fast! Join us on Wednesday, November 10 at 701 Whaley St. in Columbia, SC for a talk by business coach Keith Spiro, with hosted food and drink by Mac’s on
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Very interesting piece by financial columnist James Surowiecki, excerpted from The New Yorker: ILLUSTRATION: CHRISTOPH NIEMANN (reposted with respect from The New Yorker) “In the nineteen-eighties, a new kind of chain store came to dominate American shopping: the “category killer.” These stores killed off all competition in a category by stocking a near-endless variety of
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette July 15, 2010 Opinion: Main Street wants Wall Street reform Small business needs stable financing to create jobs and serve customers By Frank Knapp Jr. Small business organizations and owners across this country want Wall Street reform, but you wouldn’t know it from the attention the media gives to the U.S. Chamber of
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I took a short drive up to Winnsboro this weekend to visit an old friend who I hadn’t seen in far too long. Tim Wilkes is the chairman emeritus of our Small Business Chamber. He served as our organization’s chairman until he developed some life-threatening health problems which forced him into permanent disability. Since then
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Thanks for reading my first blog. I’m new at this so I’ll await comments from the more experienced to give me direction. Last month was a real thrill for me. Being asked to be in two press conferences at the U.S. Capitol with Senators was quite an honor. Check out the pics for details.
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UnConflicted is the small business advocacy blog of Frank Knapp, Jr., President & CEO of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce. Visit our website to join, subscribe to our newsletter, or follow the issues affecting small businesses in SC: http://www.scsbc.org
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By Kathleen Lanza | Business Opportunity Pundits from all sides are arguing over the best approaches to financial reform… BusinessOpportunity.com takes a look at the debate over how the proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA) might impact the nation’s small businesses. When the nation’s mainstream press, newspaper op-ed pages and the blogosphere are overflowing with
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