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Downtown Greensboro business owners call on Congress for financial support

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Triad Business Journal October 1, 2020 By Trajan Warren Several downtown Greensboro business owners gathered Thursday to call on Congress to pass another stimulus bill to help struggling small businesses. The event, held at Natty Greene’s Downtown at 345 S. Elm St., was organized by Tracy Furman, executive director of Triad Local First, and Frank […]

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S.C. Small Business Chamber supports Henry McMaster’s CARES Act recommendations

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Florence Morning News September 11, 2020 By Matthew Christian COLUMBIA, S.C. — Henry McMaster’s plan to spend the second phase of South Carolina’s Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act funding has the support of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce. Frank Knapp, president and CEO of the chamber, said he commended McMaster in

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EDITORIAL: It’s getting tougher for small business owners

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SUN Port Charlotte August 31, 2020 OUR POSITION: Small businesses have an uphill battle to flourish with the challenges in front of them. Frank Knapp Jr. figured small businesses might be in trouble when Congress passed the tax revisions in 2017. He believes even more strongly today that anyone trying to run a small business

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Businesses saying no thanks to president’s payroll-tax deferral

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Florida Phoenix September 3, 2020 By Laura Cassels Federal employees will see their paychecks increase a bit because President Trump is deferring their payroll taxes, but state, local, and private employers are largely snubbing the new, optional deferral. Trump authorized the payroll tax deferral starting Sept. 1 by an executive order he signed on Aug.

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FL seniors fear Trump’s payroll-tax cut could threaten Social Security

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Frank Knapp, co-chair of Small Business for America’s Future, said the payroll-tax deferral will saddle small business owners with an administrative headache that produces little benefit to workers, none to businesses, and none to the unemployed. Florida Phoenix August 11, 2020 By Laura Cassels With billions of dollars of Social Security benefits flowing into Florida

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President’s Executive Orders Burden Small Business, Sow Confusion, and Erode Social Security

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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. 10, 2020—Because Senate Republicans failed to meaningfully engage in debate around a relief package, we are left with a hodge-podge of poorly

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Trump lays minefield for employers and fails to deliver significant help to small business

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Press Release Contact: Frank Knapp fknapp@scsbc.org 803-600-6874 cell Trump lays minefield for employers and fails to deliver significant help to small business Yesterday, President Trump signed an Executive Orders to defer payroll taxes for employees through December 31, 2020.  Below is a statement of Frank Knapp Jr, President and CEO of the South Carolina Small

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Congress Courting Small Business Catastrophe by Failing to Pass Relief Package

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Contact Conan Knoll conan@emcstrategies.com (831) 524-6764 Congress Courting Small Business Catastrophe by Failing to Pass Relief Package 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. 7, 2020—In failing to reach a deal on a new Covid

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GOP Unemployment Proposal: Cut The $600 Supplement And Set New Formula — For Better Or Worse

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Florida Phoenix July 23, 2020 Mnuchin and the GOP are devising a new formula for distributing unemployment benefits. By Laura Cassels With a $600-a-week federal unemployment supplement for the jobless ending in days, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a televised interview Thursday that the White House wants a new formula for calculating jobless

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As a $600 lifeline wanes, FL’s jobless look to Congress: ‘Are they going to turn their backs on us?’

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Florida Phoenix July 23, 2020 By Laura Cassels Behind the elaborate stage costumes that helped make The Lion King and Aladdin famous is Victoria Olson, a costume maker for theatrical productions for over 40 years. She worked on Broadway, and since moving to Florida has staged productions in Broward County’s most renowned venues. She lives

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