Small Business For America’s Future Informational Session on PPP Rules and Guidelines

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January 12, 2021 Join us for an informational session regarding the new rules and guidelines to the Paycheck Protection Plan on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at 5:00pm ET. REGISTER HERE Featured Speakers: Anne Zimmerman Ms. Zimmerman is the founder and owner of Zimmerman & Co CPAs Inc., a public accounting firm with offices in Cincinnati …

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Small businesses see impacts of unemployment in the local economy

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“Every time you see a small business that may be open remember just because they are open does not mean they are not still struggling,” Frank Knapp, President and CEO of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce WSPA-TV September 25, 2020 Watch Video by: Ayla Ferrone GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA)–Small businesses continue to be …

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Another Administration gift to Wall Street at the expense of small businesses

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Some publicly traded companies that received taxpayer-backed small business loans to pay their employees during the early weeks of the pandemic paid out millions to Wall Street investors in dividends and share buybacks, publicly available financial disclosures reviewed by The Washington Post show. Under the Small Business Administration rules, a PPP loan could be used …

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Tele-Town Hall: Congress lack of action to support small businesses

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You’re invited to join Small Business for America’s Future and other small business owners from across the country for a tele-town hall on Thursday, September 24th at 4:15 pm PT / 7:15 pm ET to discuss Congress lack of action to support small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic and what you, as a small business owner, can do about …

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Opinion: Small business survival the key to recession recovery

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Taco Times (Perry, Florida) September 2, 2020 By Frank Knapp Jr. Recently I travelled through Florida visiting rural communities like Monticello, Lake City, Perry, Chiefland and Okeechobee. These are not the typical areas of focus for most national business organizations. However, Small Business for America’s Future believes that the small businesses in these more rural …

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Outrageous to Hold up Much Needed Aid for Small Businesses and their Employees over Corporate Immunity

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Contact Conan Knoll conan@emcstrategies.com (831) 524-6764 Statement by Frank Knapp Jr., Small Business for America’s Future co-chair and Founder and CEO of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce Washington, D.C., Aug. 4, 2020—It is outrageous that Senate Republicans are willing to further destroy the nation’s economy just to help insurance companies and big …

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Survey: Small Business Owners Support Extending Unemployment Benefits, Say National Reopening Plan Would Help Survival Odds & Want Mask Mandates

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Conan Knoll conan@emcstrategies.com (831) 524-6764 Survey: Small Business Owners Support Extending Unemployment Benefits, Say National Reopening Plan Would Help Survival Odds & Want Mask Mandates Small Business for America’s Future national survey of 1,500 small business owners finds 80% think Covid will disrupt business operations for all of 2020 or …

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On the Heels of PPP Disclosure from SBA, Midwest Small Business Owners Share Frustrations About Federal Aid Programs

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact Conan Knoll conan@emcstrategies.com (831) 524-6764 Yesterday, Small Business for America’s Future held a virtual roundtable with small business owners from across the Midwest to hear about the challenges they face in weathering the COVID-19 crisis, their concerns about the handling of aid programs meant to help them and what the …

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Businesses react to the PPP program coming to an end as COVID-19 challenges continue

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WIS-TV June 30, 2020 Watch Video By Emily Wakeman COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – On Tuesday night the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program, nicknamed the PPP program, will end. The program has approved nearly 5 million loans since it began in early April to help small businesses weather the financial strain of the COVID-19 pandemic. …

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Small Business Group: Senate PPP Extension Welcome, but More Work is Needed

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Contact Conan Knoll conan@emcstrategies.com (831) 524-6764  Small Business for America’s Future Co-Chairs in Texas, Nevada, Ohio and South Carolina and small business owners across the country available to discuss Paycheck Protection Program shortcomings and ongoing small business needs June 30, 2020, Washington, D.C.–The Senate’s vote to extend the Paycheck Protection Program, originally slated to end …

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