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Business campaign addresses 40-year low in new startups

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Jacksonville Business Journal April 26, 2021 Reform the SBA media tour starts in Jacksonville. By Logan Moore  –  Reporter, Jacksonville Business Journal Starting a small business pre-pandemic was hard, and now it’s even harder. That’s why Columbia, South Carolina-based Reform the Small Business Administration is advocating for reform in Washington to address what it says […]

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Chamber official combats low rate of new business startups

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  Business Observer (Sarasota, FL) May 21, 2021 by: Business Observer Staff A chamber of commerce official says the nationwide lack of new businesses startups — the U.S. is at a 40-year low — will cripple, or at least hinder, any economic recovery. And Frank Knapp, the official sounding the alarm, is taking his case

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Advocate campaigns to reform the SBA. Small biz startups at 40-yr low

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Sun Port Charlotte May 14, 2021 By NANCY J. SEMON, Staff Writer If Frank Knapp, Jr. has his way, the Biden administration will budget more money for small businesses and give out more loans to entrepreneurs in underserved communities. “The SBA (Small Business Administration) is broken,” Knapp said when he visited the area as part

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Opinion: Business Campaign for Better Access to Capital for Black Entrepreneurs

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Jacksonville Free Press April 21, 2021 By Frank Knapp Jr. and Derek Peebles In September of 2019, long before anyone had ever heard of the coronavirus, The Republican Party’s only Black U.S. Senator, Tim Scott (R-SC) announced that he had introduced the Enhancing Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century Act along with Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar. The

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Reform the SBA discussed on WRHI 3-24-21: Listen

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March 24, 2021 Reform the SBA was the subject on WRHI’s Palmetto Mornings radio show in Rock Hill, SC. Hosts Lucas McFadden and Patti Mercer talked with Frank Knapp, campaign coordinator and CEO of the SC Small Business Chamber of Commerce. Listen here: https://reformthesba.com/wrhi-interview-on-reforming-the-sba-3-24-21/

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SC group calling for changes to the SBA

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Greenwood Index-Journal March 23, 2021 By JAMES HICKS A South Carolina business advocacy group is calling for changes at the Small Business Administration. “SBA needs to have a bigger mission,” said Frank Knapp, president and CEO of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce. His organization launched a nationwide campaign called Reform the SBA.

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Reform the SBA discussed on WRNN radio in Myrtle Beach-Listen

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March 23, 2021 Listen to WRNN’s Dave Priest and Leanne Graham of Myrtle Beach, SC, discuss the Reform the SBA campaign with Frank Knapp of the SC Small Business Chamber of Commerce and coordinator of the campaign. Listen here: https://reformthesba.com/wrnn-myrtle-beach-interview-3-23-21/

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Number of banks shrink by 68%, small business loans suffer

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PRESS RELEASE Contact: Frank Knapp Jr. 803-600-6874 fknapp@scsbc.org Policy recommendation: More of the same Columbia, SC, March 23, 2021—The number of commercial banks has decreased 68% since 1980.  Only 4,600 banks exist today because “many smaller sized banks have disappeared during this period, via mergers or failures” according to a report released this month by

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Business organizations call for SBA reform to address new business startup crisis

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PRESS RELEASE Contact: Frank Knapp Jr. 803-600-6874 fknapp@scsbc.org Columbia, SC, March 3, 2021—Today a national campaign was launched to focus Washington’s attention on the country’s new business startup slump.  “Reform the SBA” calls for expanding the Small Business Administration’s mission, authority, and resources to successfully address this national economic crisis. In a letter to the

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Supporting Entrepreneurs Elevates Our Communities

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Arkansas Business February 19, 2021 by U.S. Rep. French Hill and Jeff Standridge This week celebrates National Entrepreneurship Week, which highlights the work done by entrepreneurs across the country. Our state is home to a number of thriving businesses started by determined individuals who had a vision and boldly pursued their dreams. We are proud to

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