Statehouse Report March 10, 2023 By Frank Knapp Jr. The S.C. Small Business Development Center and the Darla Moore School of Business recently conducted the 2022 Small Business Needs Assessment Survey. One key finding: “The single largest operational challenge that businesses report facing in 2022 is a difficulty in hiring and retaining staff. Among businesses […]
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KOLD November 12, 2021 Watch video By Bud Foster TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) – August set a record when 4.3 million American workers quit their jobs. And September 2021 set a record when 4.4 million American workers quit their jobs. As the country eases out of the coronavirus pandemic and the economy improves, it
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The Hill July 21, 2021 By Frank Knapp Jr., Opinion Contributor Just as they are across the country, small businesses in South Carolina are facing a labor shortage that started before the pandemic. Our senator, Lindsey Graham (R), is key to the short and long-term solution by passing commonsense, bipartisan immigration solutions including his Dream Act, which is
Live 5 WCSC July 18, 2021 As teens head back to school, group says young workers needed to fill workforce needs By Logan Reigstad WANDO, S.C. (WCSC) – The start of another school year is just weeks away, meaning many teens and young adults who picked up a summer job could be leaving that work
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Press Statement July 17, 2021 Contact: Frank Knapp 803-600-6874 cell Below is a statement of Frank Knapp, president and CEO of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce, that addresses the effect of the state ending early federal unemployment benefits in an effort to force these workers back into the job market (see story
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The need to address long-term labor shortage and a 40-year low in new business startups via immigration reform was the topic on Myrtle Beach’s WRNN Morning Show July 2nd. Listen to host Leanne Graham’s interview with SC Small Business Chamber executive Frank Knapp. Listen here: ——————————————– Reduce health insurance costs: Learn how you might now qualify
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