Small Business "Backbone" Podcast
Small Business "Backbone" Podcast
Podcast Description
Welcome to the official podcast of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce, a non-partisan organization advocating for small businesses since 2000. The most universal comment of politicians on the campaign trail is that small businesses are the backbone of our economy.This podcast explores, in meaningful conversations, primarily with South Carolina legislators, the issues and policies shaping the small business landscape in the Palmetto State. The Small Business “Backbone” Podcast provides a friendly platform for state legislators to share their views and expertise on issues impacting small businesses. This podcast will also feature some conversations with other organizations and small businesses.Listeners will hear candid discussions with legislators about their support for state policies to benefit our small businesses. These conversations offer valuable perspectives and explore problem-solving solutions for growing entrepreneurship and successful small businesses.The Small Business “Backbone” Podcast seeks to build bridges in the political discourse to find common ground and amplify the voice of small business.If you would like to have your business or organization featured in a podcast, please email [email protected] comments to [email protected].
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The podcast focuses on legislative issues and policies impacting small businesses in South Carolina, with episodes covering topics such as economic development, access to healthcare for small businesses, and recent anti-DEI legislation. Specific episode highlights include discussions on child care access initiatives, liquor liability reform, and social media literacy as it relates to youth, emphasizing the intersection of small business advocacy and state legislation.

Welcome to the official podcast of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce, a non-partisan organization advocating for small businesses since 2000. The most universal comment of politicians on the campaign trail is that small businesses are the backbone of our economy.
This podcast explores, in meaningful conversations, primarily with South Carolina legislators, the issues and policies shaping the small business landscape in the Palmetto State. The Small Business “Backbone” Podcast provides a friendly platform for state legislators to share their views and expertise on issues impacting small businesses. This podcast will also feature some conversations with other organizations and small businesses.
Listeners will hear candid discussions with legislators about their support for state policies to benefit our small businesses. These conversations offer valuable perspectives and explore problem-solving solutions for growing entrepreneurship and successful small businesses.
The Small Business “Backbone” Podcast seeks to build bridges in the political discourse to find common ground and amplify the voice of small business.
If you would like to have your business or organization featured in a podcast, please email [email protected].
Send comments to [email protected].
SC Congresswoman Nancy Mace spoke with Small Business “Backbone” Podcast host Frank Knapp about what she intends to do about data centers if she is elected Governor.
She says that she has heard from a lot of people across South Carolina that they are against data centers and that they don’t think that their voices are being heard.
Congresswoman Mace severely criticized one of the Senate bills, offered this past legislative session to supposed to regulate data centers, saying that it did not protect ratepayers.
She said that the failure of the legislature to pass meaningful data center regulations was a result of “doing what we’ve always done, which is nothing.”
If elected, Congresswoman Mace said that she will be very involved in the data center issue and that she would personally wright the bill.

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