Remember the Great Recession??? One of the reforms Congress passed to try to stop a future repeast of the financial meltdown that hurt small businesses and individuals was the establishment of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Below is a letter from my friend Katherine McFate asking for your support for the CFPB. I encourage you to join …
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It’s hard to believe that just over two years ago I spoke at a press conference at the U.S. Capitol along with Senators Dick Durbin, Jack Reed and Michael Bennet calling for the Senate to pass financial reform legislation to protect small businesses and the public from Wall Street causing another Great Recession. The passage …
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2010 has been a very successful year for The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce and there are still 2 months remaining before 2011. Below is a very brief overview of wins this year and also some historical victories. Success in 2010 -Passage of national health care reform resulting in no mandate or tax …
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette July 15, 2010 Opinion: Main Street wants Wall Street reform Small business needs stable financing to create jobs and serve customers By Frank Knapp Jr. Small business organizations and owners across this country want Wall Street reform, but you wouldn’t know it from the attention the media gives to the U.S. Chamber of …
