Almost 7 years ago, The South Carolina Small Business Chamber made an economic development proposal to a S.C. House Rural Caucus. Extend the job tax credits available to big businesses that add 10 new jobs to small businesses that create just one new job. Our argument was very simple. A job is a job. Ten […]
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It’s been a year since President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law. Many provisions of the law address small businesses No. 1 concern—rising healthcare costs. Here are some of those provisions and how they are offering small business financial relief now. Tax Credits Beginning in 2010, small businesses with
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Republicans assert that the Affordable Care Act will hurt the American economy and kill jobs. To the contrary, the economy has continued to grow and businesses have continued to create jobs since health reform was enacted in March 2010. Economic analysis indicates that this reform will continue to support growth of the labor market and the
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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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