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…
Less Than 50 Staffers? Your Four Main Obamacare Options
August 7, 2013 By Dinah Wisenberg Brin | Entrepreneur 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…
Obama’s tax plan a bad bargain for small business
August 2, 2013 The Hill’s Congress Blog By Frank Knapp Jr. President Obama is right to address the urgent need to modernize our once grand infrastructure. Unfortunately, the president’s corporate tax reforms would leave us in a deeper hole down the road. The president’s plan to cut corporate tax rates…
Internships.com Another New Benefit for Members and it’s Free!
Do you need an intern for your business? Don’t wait any longer! Now is the time to post your internship opportunities. It’s no secret that internships have become an invaluable way for businesses to recruit top student talent while providing an extended evaluation period for prospective entry-level employees. Now, South Carolina Small…
S.C. businesses have new financing option
July 31, 2013 Staff Report| GSA Business The S.C. Small Business Chamber of Commerce has joined a Mission Markets online crowd-funding portal that gives businesses access to financing and donation-based investment resources. Chamber President Frank Knapp said the portal gives businesses and non-profits conducting a business enterprise another avenue to…