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Small Business Group: Biden Executive Order helps level the playing field for small business

By SCSBCC Interns / Economy, Press, Small Business / July 9, 2021

Contact Conan Knoll conan@emccommunications.com (831) 524-6764 Statement by Frank Knapp Jr., Co-chair of Small Business for America’s Future and President & CEO, South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce, on the announcement of President Biden signing an executive order to promote competition in the marketplace and removing barriers to allow small businesses to succeed Washington, D.C., […]

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Procurement codes need small-business bulldogs

By Frank Knapp / Federal Government / March 8, 2012

State Senator Jake Knotts of Lexington County, South Carolina, is angry. Recently a school district in his county gave the contract to build a new school to a big Chinese general contractor that had the low bid. Senator Knotts shares the outrage of many of his constituents. While a local architectural firm is being hired

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Transparency needed in government procurement

By Frank Knapp / Federal Government, US Chamber / NFIB / May 13, 2011

Two U.S. House Committees held a joint hearing yesterday on a potential executive order from the Obama Administration that will try to make sure government contracts are not being awarded because of campaign contributions. This is a seriously important issue for every small business that would like to provide goods or services to the Federal

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