Small businesses in Chester and Lancaster counties have a special opportunity on January 7, 2015 to hear from an expert on health insurance options available to them and their employees through the federal health insurance marketplace. The sessions are scheduled for: 12:00 p.m. – Native American Studies Center 5:30 p.m.…
ACTION ALERT!! Save an Open and Free Internet
This week a Federal Circuit Court made a ruling that will turn the Internet into cable TV—for sale to the highest bidder. Internet providers like Verizon, Time Warner Cable and AT&T will now be able to extort fees from any business that wants to speed up access to its website…
Main Street Isn’t Investing Much in Post-Sandy Upgrades
Bloomberg October 30, 2013 By: Patrick Clark When the owners of Brooklyn Crab hired structural engineer Andrew Goodrich to work on their restaurant, they asked him to build the structure on wooden stilts that extended 10 feet above the ground. The idea was to evoke the feel of Southern…
New online portal opens for SC small businesses to access capital “SCcrowdfund.com”
South Carolina entrepreneurs and small business owners looking for capital to start or grow a business have a new opportunity. The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce begins taking business applications today for its new donation crowdfunding and private placement investment portal. “There is a growing demand for small…
SEC to throw open the doors to everyman investing
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…
New website is like Kickstarter for SC businesses
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…
Nation’s small business owners split on whether the government should shut down
By J.D. Harrison, The Washington Post Published: September 27 | Updated: Monday, September 30, 6:00 AM Down to the final days of the nation’s current spending plan, with negotiations over a new one at a standstill, nearly half of small business owners are in favor of shutting the government down, according to a new poll. Researchers…
Health care changes chill businesses’ expansion plans
September 1, 2013 By JEFF WILKINSON, The State jwilkinson@thestate.com It’s the lunch rush at the Lizard’s Thicket restaurant on Garner’s Ferry Road and the wait staff is hauling out arm loads of Southern home cookin’ – salmon patties and mac and cheese, fried chicken and greens, country fried steak and…
Fewer Than 50 Staffers? Your Four Main Obamacare Options
EntrepreneurAugust 7, 2013 BY Dinah Wisenberg Brin Small businesses with fewer than 50 full-time employees— or the equivalent — as defined by the U.S. Affordable Care Act may wonder what they should do to prepare for employee open enrollment on the new healthcare exchanges this October. If you’re among those…