Michael Shuman is a long-time friend with a distinguished career of creative and insightful analysis of our economy that favors big business. He also is an economist, attorney, author, and entrepreneur, and a globally recognized expert on community economics. Michael’s “A Dozen Asks for You Governor” builds on this ideas and advocacy over the years. […]
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Charleston Post and Courier April 14, 2020 By Andrew Brown Small businesses and nonprofit groups in South Carolina locked in more than $2.7 billion in federal emergency loans since the beginning of April, shoring up their finances and keeping their employees paid during the coronavirus pandemic. That money is part of the new Paycheck Protection
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WCIV-TV April 12, 2020 SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCIV) — Easter Sunday is a day where many Christians would be praising in the pews, but this Easter several crowded around a computer and watched church services from the couch in their home. A source tells ABC News 4 because of the lack of in-person services, many churches have
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WMBF-TV April 9, 2020 S.C. business leader explains small business, employee frustrations over federal stimulus bill By Cameron Crowe | April 9, 2020 at 8:56 PM EDT – Updated April 9 at 9:16 PM FLORENCE, S.C. (WMBF) – Nearly half of the Pee Dee economy is made up of small businesses, and many of these
SC Small Business Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Frank Knapp is a co-chair of Business for Responsible Tax Reform. Anne Zimmerman is a 30+ year CPA in Cincinnati, Ohio. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Conan Knoll conan@emcstrategies.com (831) 524-6764 Statement by Anne Zimmerman, co-chair of Businesses for Responsible Tax Reform and small business CPA working
April 7, 2020 We would like to follow the stories of small business owners wanting to secure an SBA Paycheck Protection Program loan from a private lender. We won’t use your name or the name of your business (unless you give permission), but we would like to document your experience. Please contact us at sbchamber@scsbc.org.
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Quick Poll: Paycheck Protection Loan Survey Last week, Congress passed the CARES Act which designated $350 billion for forgivable small business “Paycheck Protection Program” loans. The program opened for applications on Friday. We want to hear your experience with the process. This quick poll will take 2 mins. OK
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Greenwood Index-Journal April 3, 2020 Small business owners will soon get relief from payroll woes as the Paycheck Protection Program gets underway. Small businesses will be able to file for this help beginning today but there might be problems developing with the process. The SC Small Business Chamber of Commerce reported that some small businesses
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Greenville Business Magazine April 3, 2020 By Dustin Waters And David Dykes When Walter Kozlov — owner of PIP Marketing, Signs, and Print in Greenville — first recognized that neighboring businesses might be struggling due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he decided on a way to help out. Losing much of their regular business with the
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April 2, 2020 The SBA loans under the Payroll Protection Program of the CARES Act offer small businesses the cash infusion needed to survive the economic crisis the country is facing. Applications for these PPP loans, which can be 100% forgivable, can be made starting tomorrow, April 3rd, from private lenders certified to make SBA
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