The Washington Post March 9, 2022 Highlights: Before the coronavirus pandemic, gas prices were on the decline. After shutting down wells and laying off employees, De Haan said, oil companies have been slow to catch up to the rapid rise in gasoline demand. That caused prices to climb. Then, as…
SC Work Opportunity Tax Credit
SC Department of Employment and Workforce The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) program provides tax credits for businesses each time they hire a new, eligible employee. You can benefit from hiring within the following groups: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipient Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients Empowerment Zone…
SC businesses qualify for hundreds of thousands of federal stimulus
You still have time to see if you qualify Check out our 30-minute recorded webinar for information on the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC), the less well-known federal stimulus program. Even if you have only one employee, you can be eligible for the ERTC. This might be…
Big worries, small businesses
Columbia Regional Business Report February 28, 2022 Big worries, small businesses Inflation, supply chain woes contribute to owners’ ongoing concerns By Christina Lee Knauss Contributing Writer With inflation rising faster than it has since Ronald Reagan was president, small businesses are among those being hit hardest by rising prices.…
Earned Income Tax Credits For Your Employees
Earned Income Tax Credits For Your Employees Tax season is here and your employees may be qualified for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). The EITC provides greater security for working Americans, especially for those with children – providing families with a financial boost while growing the economy and reducing…
Meet three young entrepreneurs taking care of business in the Midlands
WLTX-TV February 24, 2022 Meet three young entrepreneurs taking care of Business in the Midlands By Whitney Sullivan COLUMBIA, S.C. — The United States is at a 40-year low in new business startups, according to the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce. It is one of the reasons the…
Expanding Healthcare in South Carolina Webinar
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America’s richest companies are using the pandemic as an excuse to jack up prices
Business Insider February 14, 2022 By Robert H. Lande Larry Summers, the former US Treasury secretary and longtime Democratic economic advisor, has been adamant that the anticompetitive behavior of America’s corporate cartels and monopolies is not a cause of the recent inflation surge. Last month, he even claimed that Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina…
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SCIWAY, South Carolina Information Highway, is the largest and most comprehensive directory of South Carolina information on the Internet.Most of the nearly 7 million people who visit SCIWAY each year either live in South Carolina or want to move here or vacation here.SCIWAY includes over 50,000 links to other South Carolina websites as well as an…
Door not totally closed to premium subsidies in federal Health Insurance Marketplace
Now there are 17 exceptions to get access to affordable health insurance When the end of open enrollment in the federal Health Insurance Marketplace came on January 15th, over 300,000 lucky SC individuals and 14.5 million nationally had received premium subsidies that made their health insurance affordable, sometimes even free.…