Last week Duke Energy told the SC Public Service Commission that it wants its 540,000 customers to give it more money…a lot more money. $220 million more a year to be exact. Duke’s filing is for electricity rate increases for residential (16.3%), small businesses (14%) and industrial (14.4%). In February…
Expanding Medicaid Essential for Controlling Health Insurance Costs
ACTION ALERT!! Call Your House Member NOW!!! Today the South Carolina House begins their budget debate. Whether our state should expand Medicaid to cover individuals with incomes up to 138% of the federal poverty level will be debated. It is critically important for our state to accept $11.2 billion through…
Webinar: Affordable Care Act Benefits for Small Business
The Affordable Care Act signed into law two years ago this Friday continues to inspire controversy and misinformation for small-business owners. What exactly are the benefits and requirements for small businesses will be addressed in a free webinar sponsored by the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce (SCSBCC). The…
Help for retirement planning
Here’s a startling statistic. One in three small-business owners aren’t prepared for retirement. USA TODAY reported last week that the American College surveyed small-business owners and found that about a third of the owners “do not have a personal or business-sponsored retirement plan such as a 401(k), a SEP IRA…
Letter to Governor Nikki Haley
October 10, 2011 The Honorable Nikki Haley Governor State House Columbia, SC Dear Governor Haley, In an interview reported in The State yesterday you indicated your desire to revise the South Carolina tax code. Specifically you mentioned that one of the goals of this process would be to phase out…
Small Business Health Plan
Now for some shameless self-promotion for the South Carolina Small Business Chamber’s new Small Business Health Plan. Here is a link to a radio interview that will air this afternoon at 4:07 on WOIC (1230AM). Lee Long of Gibson and Associates discusses what makes our new health insurance plan from…
Jobs: Part 2
In yesterday’s blog I talked about some of Dr. Douglas Woodward’s keynote address at this weekend’s South Carolina NAACP African American Economic Summit. I discussed his latest research on the important role of small business our state and the prospects for the nation’s economy. Dr. Woodward also made it clear…
Health insurance meetings start Monday in Charleston
Benefits of Healthcare Reform on Small Businesses Focal Point of South Carolina Listening Tours New Small Business Health Plan Rolls Out Free events beginning Aug. 29 open to all small businesses; chance for entrepreneurs to learn about new law and share ideas about how to implement it in South Carolina. …
Creating Jobs from the Ground Up
The below is an editorial by the Sun News that ran in the Myrtle Beach area newspaper on July 05, 2011 ——————————————————————————————————- Creating Jobs from the Ground Up Frank Knapp has a message for those who want to create jobs and bolster our state’s economy: Look to the little guys.…
Legislative score card
While the South Carolina Legislature might or might not go back into session this week (but for sure next week), the legislative agenda of The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce is done for this session. But remember that this was the first year of a two year session.…