Since its beginning in 2000, the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce (SCSBCC) has been the state’s leading business advocate for making health insurance more affordable. During the 1990s, double digit increases in group health insurance premiums were recognized as unsustainable and had resulted in less than 40% of small businesses being able to …
January 9, 2014 GSA Business By Ashley Boncimino South Carolina’s first state-exclusive crowd funding website SCCrowdfund.com locked in its first campaign, rallying around local entrepreneur Daryn Zongrone and her business plan for Greenville’s first indie-movie theater, The Film House. SCCrowdFund.com is a portal that gives businesses and nonprofits access to capital through crowd funding from their immediate geographic …
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January 9, 2014 Greenville News Lynn Riddle Two Upstate residents hope to open a 300-seat movie theater in downtown Greenville by 2015. The theater, The Film House, would specialize in independent films and classic movies, said Daryn Zongrone, who studied psychology and film at the University of South Carolina Upstate and has worked as the manager …
December 2nd, 2013 › Clean Energy, Climate Action › Chris Carnevale › This post is part four of a blog series on sea level rise, being developed concurrent with the new IPCC climate report, Florida Atlantic University’s Sea Level Rise Summit in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Oct. 16 – 17, and the anniversary of Hurricane Sandy’s …
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On the heels of our launch last week of SCcrowdfund.com, which will allow businesses and non-profits to post their business ideas and projects on a public online portal to encourage people to donate (donation crowdfunding) or invest (private placement investment for those with high incomes), more good news is expected tomorrow. At 10 am, the …
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WCIV-TV October 16, 2013 COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCIV) – A new website is helping small businesses in South Carolina raise capital through crowdfunding and investments. The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday began taking applications for its two new web portals. “There is a growing demand for small business loans that our financial …
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October 10, 2013 By Steve Jones | The Sun News sjones@thesunnews.com NORTH MYRTLE BEACH — Selling sea level rise on the South Carolina coast is not the easiest of jobs, Frank Knapp, president and CEO of the S.C. Small Business Chamber of Commerce said before his nearly two-hour press conference on it Thursday at a …
Continuous News Desk, Carolina Live The American Sustainable Business Council, the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce and the Winyah Rivers Foundation held a press conference at Prince Resort Thursday to address the threat of rising seas to local communities and call for a state and federal response. Speakers addressed the consequences to small businesses as …
October 10, 2013 By WMBF News Staff NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) – The impact of the rising sea level on the local economy, culture and wildlife was the topic of a conference held in North Myrtle Beach Thursday morning. Experts from around the region spoke at a conference organized by the American Sustainable Business …
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October 9, 2013 By Eva Moore | Free Times Often cited as one of the city’s revitalization successes, the Congaree Vista used to be a run-down, dangerous warehouse district. After 20 years of streetscaping, utility improvements and public and private investment, it’s filled with restaurants, upscale shops and art galleries. But with the Vista in good …
