Small Business Advocacy Blog

Legislature Back in Session The South Carolina General Assembly returned to the State House on Tuesday to begin the second year of a two-year session. The current South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce (SCSBCC) state legislative agenda includes bills on health insurance, workers’ compensation, solar energy, recycling, community safety as well as support for

By Liv Osby, The Greenville News Published September 17, 2011 Small businesses in the Upstate will have a chance to learn about the Affordable Care Act and a new health insurance plan at a meeting hosted by the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce and The Small Business Majority this month. The meeting is

A House/Senate Conference Committee will meet at 12:30 this Tuesday (6/3) to again try to work out differences on S.208, Public Service Commission Reform. The specific issue up for debate on Tuesday is ex parte communication, communication with a commissioner or advisory staff member on a matter that may become an issue in an upcoming

April 05, 2011 Action Alert Take control of your health-care options! Legislation to establish a competitive, state-based health-insurance marketplace that would offer individuals, families and small businesses more control, more transparency, better prices and better protections when purchasing health insurance is stuck in a State House committee. If South Carolina fails to take action, by

Small business owners with eligible commercial real estate mortgages maturing after Dec. 31, 2012, will be able to secure more stable, long-term financing through the U.S. Small Business Administration’s temporary 504 refinancing program as a result of a change that will be published in The Federal Register by April 6. In February, SBA implemented a temporary refinancing

SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) – South Carolina’s Small Business Chamber of Commerce has a website that focuses on buying local. BuySC.org aims to get neighbors to support and buy from local businesses. Business owners post discounts and bargains on the site on items that consumers many not find at big nationwide retailers. “Advertising is a big struggle. We don’t

WASHINGTON –– The Internal Revenue Service today released a draft version of the form that small businesses and tax-exempt organizations will use to calculate the small business health care tax credit when they file income tax returns next year. The IRS also announced how eligible tax-exempt organizations –– which do not generally file income tax