THE S.C. SMALL BUSINESS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 1717 Gervais Street, Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 252-5733 www.scsbc.org Yesterday’s historic vote in the U.S. House for health insurance reform sets the country on the path toward affordable health insurance for small businesses. The victory in the House and the expected successful vote in the U.S. Senate give […]
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When the Small Business Chamber intervened this past year in SCE&G’s electricity rate hike request, it was painfully obvious that the company had way too much influence with the PSC staff and Commissioners. The Consumer Advocate intervened primarily to question the overall rate hike request but not one once of effort for analyzing or protesting
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The Senate Finance Committee voted last week to give $33 million in lottery money to technical college tuition assistance. We had hoped to obtain the same $34 million budget for this important program that we had this year. Thank you for all your help in making this effort a success. Remember that we started this
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-30% of our children drop out of school by the 10th grade. -Only 32% of our high school graduates will go to technical college even though 65% of our jobs require such training. -28% of high school graduates will go on to a 4-year university and find that only 20% of our jobs require such degrees. -The
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The South Carolina House is considering giving a sales tax exemption to Amazon if the company builds a new distribution center in Lexington County. The SCSBCC opposes the tax exemption because it would create an uneven playing field for small businesses competing with Amazon. Read the SCSBCC letter to House members. A new retail organization, SC Alliance for
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By Sue Berkowitz and Frank Knapp Jr., Spartanburg Herald Journal November 25, 2007 The S.C. General Assembly voted this year to expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to provide coverage to children in families with incomes between 150 percent and 200 percent of poverty. With this increase from the previous income limit of
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The following issues are addressed in this Special 5th Anniversary Edition of our newsletter. HISTORICAL REFLECTIONS: Small Business Chamber Celebrates 5th Anniversary This Month Message From Tim Wilkes, Chairman Message From Frank Knapp, President LEGISLATIVE & ISSUE UPDATE: Making Job Tax Credits Available For Small Businesses Tort Reform Moves Forward Affordable Health Care
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The following issues are addressed in this edition of our newsletter: New Job Tax Credits Available for Small Businesses: All businesses in 22 counties qualify 32.9% Increase in Workers Comp Rejected By Dept. of Insurance: Judge still to rule on matter Workers Comp Advisory Board Appointed: Small businesses have good representation Small businesses are, for the
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The following issues are addressed in this edition of our newsletter: Small Business Chamber Intervenes To Fight Workers’ Comp Premium Increase: NCCI asks for average 32.9% hike Workers’ Comp Advisory Committee Yet To Be Formed: Dept. of Insurance delay good news for NCCI SCE&G Agrees to Natural Gas Settlement: Business & residential customers to save millions
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The Small Business Chamber supports giving subpoena power to the State Grand Jury to investigate environmental crimes. These crimes often destroy the property value of small businesses and cost tax dollars for clean up yet are very difficult to prosecute under the current law.
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