economic stimulus

The Gazette (Goose Creek, SC) November 11, 2020 A recent statement from the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce echoes what local businesses have been seeking for months: help in their return to economic normalcy. While South Carolina voters selected Donald Trump in the recent election, in the end Joe Biden has been democratically […]

Post and Courier November 7, 2020 More than 11K businesses, groups statewide seek virus relief BY EMILY WILLIAMS Small businesses with 15 or fewer employees that didn’t already receive COVID-19 relief this year will be prioritized as state officials start reviewing the more than 11,000 applications it received over a two-week span for small business

Fox Business November 7, 2020 Many businesses are still struggling due to the financial effects of the pandemic By Brittany De LeaFOXBusiness Business groups on Saturday pledged to work with President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris to help lift the U.S. economy out of a coronavirus-induced recession that began in February. National Association

WCSC-TV November 5, 2020 Watch video By Nick Reagan CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) – There is no question small businesses have taken a big hit from the pandemic and efforts to curb the spread of the disease, but just how big of a hit is something mostly left to speculation. The South Carolina Small Business Chamber

Carolina Business Review recently aired a program on how small businesses have been impacted by COVID-19.  Frank Knapp, President/CEO of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce, was a featured guest.  Also on the panel are Greg Habib (Mayor, Goose Creek), Tracy Furman (Executive Director, Triad Local First) and Mike Hawkins (Chair, Transylvania County

Bill Martinez is a conservative talk-radio show host.  His show is syndicated in over 300 markets across the country. Frank Knapp, Co-Chair of Small Business for America’s Future (SBAF) and President/CEO of the SC Small Business Chamber of Commerce, was Bill’s guest on October 15 to talk about the recent SBAF poll that found that

Hilton Head Island Packet October 12, 2020 By Stephen Fastenau Some Beaufort County small business owners will get help keeping employees and learning skills to keep businesses afloat thanks in part to a half-million dollar award from a major bank. The Beaufort County Black Chamber of Commerce received $500,000 from Wells Fargo as part of

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Conan Knoll conan@emccommunications.com (831) 524-6764   National survey of 1,500 small business owners in Small Business for America’s Future network finds 15% can only make it to the end of month, and 34% until the end of the year, without more federal relief; 52% say Congress’s priority should be economic