The F-Suite Magazine EMPOWERING FEMALES IN BUISNESS April 18, 2021 Opinion: WASHINGTON NEEDS A CZAR! The SBA has a new leader, but she needs more power By Frank Knapp Jr. A month before he was sworn in as president, Joe Biden named Gina McCarthy, former EPA administrator in the Obama Administration, as his domestic climate…
On April 5th, Frank Knapp, coordinator of the campaign “Reform the SBA: BIGGER Mission, Authority and Resources” and also the President/CEO of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce joined Manning Kimmel on WRHI’s Straight Talk in Rock Hill (SC) to discuss the campaign. https://reformthesba.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Audio-ST.mp3 Visit the WRHI website here.
For Immediate Release: Contact: Frank Knapp Jr. 803-600-6874 fknapp@scsbc.org Columbia, SC, March 31, 2021—The nation’s 40-year low in new business startups has a number of contributing factors. The Reform the SBA campaign has recommendations addressing some of the possible issues including access to capital, especially in rural and underserved communities and in particular for…
Reform the SBA was the subject on WRHI’s Palmetto Mornings radio show in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Hosts Lucas McFadden and Patti Mercer talked with Frank Knapp, campaign coordinator and CEO of the SC Small Business Chamber of Commerce. Listen here: https://reformthesba.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/PM2021-03-24-FrankKnapp.mp3
Greenwood Index-Journal March 23, 2021 SC group calling for changes to the SBA By JAMES HICKS A South Carolina business advocacy group is calling for changes at the Small Business Administration. “SBA needs to have a bigger mission,” said Frank Knapp, president and CEO of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce. His…
Listen to WRNN’s Dave Priest and Leanne Graham discuss the Reform the SBA campaign with Frank Knapp of the SC Small Business Chamber of Commerce. Listen here:
PRESS RELEASE Contact: Frank Knapp Jr. 803-600-6874 fknapp@scsbc.org Columbia, SC, March 23, 2021—The number of commercial banks has decreased 68% since 1980. Only 4,600 banks exist today because “many smaller sized banks have disappeared during this period, via mergers or failures” according to a report released this month by the Office of Advocacy. This federal…
PRESS RELEASE Contact: Frank Knapp Jr. 803-600-6874 fknapp@scsbc.org Columbia, SC, March 3, 2021—Today a national campaign was launched to focus Washington’s attention on the country’s new business startup slump. “Reform the SBA” calls for expanding the Small Business Administration’s mission, authority, and resources to successfully address this national economic crisis. In…
March 3, 2021 The Honorable Tami Perriello Administrator (Acting) Small Business Administration 409 3rd St., SW Washington, DC 20416 The Honorable Isabel Guzman Administrator-Designate Small Business Administration 409 3rd St., SW Washington, DC 20416 Re: Expanding the Mission, Authority and Resources of the SBA Dear Acting Administrator Perriello and Administrator-Designate Guzman, First, thank you…