Small Business Advocacy Blog

The Small Business Chamber is very pleased that Lt. Governor Andre Bauer will continue to serve on our Board of Directors.  Bauer first joined the Board as a Senator before being elected to Lt. Governor last November.  Also continuing to serve are Senator Glenn Reese (D-Spartanburg), Senator Jake Knotts (R-Lexington) and Representatives John Scott (D-Richland).  Representative Kenny Bingham […]

Six years ago, a new organization was launched to fill an important need: effective representation of the general interests of small businesses in the state governmental process. Since then The SC Small Business Chamber of Commerce has established itself as the clear, independent voice of small businesses across the state. But this independence comes at

Letter to Senator Glenn McConnell and Speaker Bobby Harrell: January 7, 2006 The Honorable Glenn F. McConnell President Pro Tempore South Carolina Senate 101 Gressette Building P.O. Box 142 Columbia, SC 29202 The Honorable Robert W. Harrell, Jr. Speaker, South Carolina House of Representatives 508 Blatt Building Columbia, SC 29211 Re: Workers’ Compensation Advisory Board

The Board of Directors of the Small Business Chamber has approved supporting the following legislative initiatives: Tort Reform – Create a more fair and less costly civil legal system by changing laws that address venue, joint & several liability, statute of repose and frivolous lawsuits (H.3008) as well as requiring bifurcated trials and the reduction

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 New Job Tax Credits

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

Last week the Senate approved $34 million of lottery funds to go to technical college tuition assistance, one of the Small Business Chamber’s two goals for the budget. Funding this valuable program at this year’s level has been a long, difficult process beginning with zero funds proposed in the first draft of the House budget,

Last year, the Small Business Chamber successfully opposed a bill that would have required a business to garnish the wages of a worker for commercial debt owed by that employee. Often an employee will have a business on the side and incur commercial debt that they do not pay. A wage garnishment for commercial debts law would

Last 5 Weeks of Legislative Year Legislature on Track for Outstanding Small Business Session The Small Business Chamber started out 2005 with what could have easily been described as an “overly ambitious” legislative agenda. But the S.C. General Assembly made small business issues a priority and has delivered some amazing results. In our January 18th

  The following issues are addressed in this fourth edition of our newsletter in 2005.  LEGISLATIVE & ISSUE UPDATE: Senate Tax Reduction Plan Targets Small Businesses Assessing Economic Impact of State Purchases: Follow the Money Tort Reform Signed by Governor Workers Comp Fraud Addressed by Senate Budget Subcommittee Bill Filed to Reform Universal Service Fund,