Largest survey released to date on how Covid-19 has impacted business owners of color Join us for a virtual briefing and panel discussion hosted by Reimagine Main Street, a project of Public Private Strategies, to discuss key findings from the largest survey fielded in partnership with the Asian/Pacific Islander American Chamber of Commerce…
Support the Microenterprise Development Act
Action Alert!! Public hearing is this Wednesday, April 10th For everyone who has complained that the state of South Carolina has not done enough to help small businesses, your support for House Bill 3125 is needed. The legislation would establish a Microenterprise Partnership Program (MPP) within the SC Department of…
Small business access to capital
The country’s biggest banks have taken a lot of criticism about small business lending since the great recession began. Obviously, they don’t agree with their critics. In a recent interview with Robb Mandelbaum of The New York Times, Marc Bernstein, one of the top two small business lending executives at…
Community-Based Economic Development
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. …