By Frank Knapp Jr. | Business for Shared Prosperity Columbia, SC — The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce has announced its support for three Congressional legislative efforts to help re-energize the small business loan market and protect the small business borrower. “Relatively very few small business loans are being made today because of […]
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This Wednesday at 10 a.m., a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee will hold a hearing on S.280, legislation that would require cash compensation for real property deemed nonconforming under new local zoning regulations. The Small Business Chamber supports S.280 because it is simply a matter of common sense and fairness. A businessperson or individual’s real property
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SC Statehouse Report August 29, 2008 By Frank Knapp Jr. On Aug. 18, an opinion editorial I wrote ran in The State. The title was “The fourth pillar of success” because it addressed the economic development proposal offered by the leadership in the South Carolina Senate and House as well as from other economic development
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The State August 18, 2008 By Frank Knapp Jr. Recently, legislative and economic development leaders announced “an outline for South Carolina’s future economic success and job creation plan.” They identified three pillars for success: manufacturing, distribution and services industries; tourism; and the knowledge economy. Under their plan, the Department of Commerce would continue to provide
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The State April 29, 2008 By Frank Knapp In a guest column on March 13, Commerce Secretary Joe Taylor said his agency had modified the state’s film industry incentives in order to “encourage the hiring of South Carolinians and the purchasing of products from South Carolina businesses.” The S.C. Small Business Chamber of Commerce believes
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THE SC SMALL BUSINESS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 1717 Gervais Street, Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 252-5733 www.scsbc.org Community-Based Economic Development All economic experts agree that most new jobs created will be by small businesses. Yet the South Carolina Department of Commerce continues to focus primarily on large business recruitment and development. Commerce provides assistance at the
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By Frank Knapp, Guest Columnist in The Greenville News Published June 18, 2005 When The S.C. Small Business Chamber was formed in the year 2000, our brochure pointed out that small businesses in general were not getting the attention they deserved in state government. While small businesses created up to 80 percent of the state’s jobs,
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Advanced Insurance Management (“AIM”) was commissioned by the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce to perform a study regarding the impact on the Workers’ Compensation insurance costs of small employers from the operation of the South Carolina Second Injury Fund (“SCSIF”). Accordingly, AIM researched how the South Carolina Second Injury Fund operates, and reviewed
On February 12th, Spartanburg Senator Glenn Reese introduced major legislation to help solve the health insurance crisis faced by small businesses. Co-sponsoring the Senate Bill with Reese is Lexington Senator Jake Knotts. A companion bill was also introduced in the House by Lexington Representatives Kenny Bingham and Mac Toole. “I’ve been talking about this kind
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