Small Business "Backbone" Podcast

Small Business "Backbone" Podcast

by Frank Knapp
EntrepreneurshipPolitics
Season 1

Angela Barrett talks about her two podcasts: "Talking South Carolina" and "4 All Things Lexington"

Angela Barrett talks with “Backbone” host Frank Knapp about her two podcasts, “Talking South Carolina” and “4 all things Lexington”. Angela talks about her pre-podcast experiences: Statehouse Paige, graduating from Columbia College, state employee and a court reporter. Now in real-estate, Angela tells how she got started with her podcasts, which highlights businesses, organizations and events.
S1 · E12
Feb 8, 2025
17:22

Representative Jay Jordan talks about the issues of energy, teacher pay, school choice and more

Representative Jay Jordan of Florence talks with "Backbone" Podcast host Frank Knapp about issues coming up in the legislature. Making sure the state has sufficient energy for business and industry is a priority as well as teacher pay and school choice, two issues that he says are not in conflict. Rep. Jordan expects to reintroduce his bill on the Probate Court to continue with judicial reform progress. He also talks about balance being an attorney, having a family with 3 children and serving in the House with responsibility as 1st Vice Chair of the Judiciary Committee.
S1 · E11
Feb 5, 2025
21:05

Representative Neal Collins discusses his many bills addressing public education

Public education is very important to Representative Neal Collins, who has filed numerous bills addressing the subject. His bills include focusing on racial disparity in academic performance, substituting statewide funding for K-12 schools instead of local property tax, abolishing the State Board of Education, and consolidating all school districts in a county into one county school district. Rep. Collins also talks about the problem of affordable childcare as well as his work preparing the state for the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution and South Carolina's role.
S1 · E10
Feb 3, 2025
25:21

Election reform is the focus of several bills introduced by Representive Jermaine Johnson.

In this episode of the "Backbone" Podcast, Representative Jermaine Johnson, now in his third term, talks about needed election reform. He is the primary sponsor of three bills dealing with the issue. Rep. Johnson discusses his bill to make it illegal to use deceptive deep fake media in political campaigns to mislead and confuse voters. He has also introduced the Election Official Protection Act to address verbal and physical harassment of poll workers. Rep. Johnson also wants to give municipalities another method of electing local officials. Instant runoff voting would enable cities to have majority-vote winners without the need for costly runoffs. This election method also encourages voter participation.
S1 · E9
Jan 29, 2025
23:30

Senator Majority Leader Shane Massey discusses legislative priorities, energy and tort reform

Senator Majority Leader Shane Massey discusses legislative priorities including the state's need for more energy. The conversation includes a detailed explanation of his tort reform legislation as well as his bills on reforming the makeup of the Commission for Minority Affairs and the national security threat of businesses controlled by foreign adversary nations owning property in South Carolina.
S1 · E8
Jan 27, 2025
27:31

Senator Brad Hutto talks about his role as minority leader, AI generated child pornography and state energy needs.

Senator Brad Hutto describes the functions of being the Senate Min0rity Leader. He discusses the need for making AI generated child pornography a crime as requested by the Attorney General's Office and SLED. He talks about the future energy needs of the state and how that can be addressed by possible nuclear energy and allowing Santee Cooper and investor-owned utilities to partner in the building new generation. The Senator also discusses how to protect ratepayers from data center needs for energy and whether the state even needs data centers.
S1 · E7
Jan 22, 2025
29:28

Representative Davey Hiott talks about his role as Majority Leader

Representative Davey Hiott of PIckens County is the House Majority Leader. He talks about that role and some priority issues for the Republican super majority in the House. Going into his 26th year in the House, he talks about his decision to retire after this term.
S1 · E6
Jan 20, 2025
29:11

Senator Russell Ott discusses education and election reform

Newly elected Senator Ott represents a wide swath of rural and urban area in the Midlands of South Carolina. In a conversation with host Frank Knapp, the Senator expresses concern for education vouchers and the role education plays in preparing students for employment in the workforce. He also states his concern about the impact of gerrymandered districts.
S1 · E5
Jan 15, 2025
23:20

Senator Tom Davis talks about nuclear energy's possible role in the state's future energy needs

Senator Tom Davis discusses the possible private-sector completion of 2 abandoned nuclear plants at the VC Summer Nuclear site in Fairfield County to supply the future energy needs of AI data centers in order to protect small business and residential ratepayers from subsidizing BIG TECH. Now in his 17th year as a state Senator and chairs the Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee, Senator Davis talks about his rise from his beginnings as the "hero of libertarians" to a very respected, influential member of the SC Senate.
S1 · E4
Jan 13, 2025
23:56

Dr. Vicki Young - CEO of The South Carolina Primary Health Care Association

Dr. Vicki Young is the CEO of the South Carolina Primary Health Care Association, the unifying organization for Community Health Centers (CHCs) in South Carolina. CHCs are time-tested models of community-based care. They represent public and private partnerships working together to improve the health status of their respective communities. First established in 1964, CHCs are community-based, non-profit organizations that provide comprehensive, high-quality, patient-focused health care services in a culturally appropriate manner. With a focus on primary care, prevention, education, and case management, CHCs accept most health insurance plans including Medicare and Medicaid and for those patients without insurance, services are provided on a sliding fee scale based on the patient's income and family size. CHCs receive federal grants through the United States Department of Health and Human Services Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) to partially support the cost of providing health care to the nation's growing uninsured population. In conversation with SC Small Business Chamber of Commerce CEO Frank Knapp, they dive into the impact this organization makes on our local communities. One of the biggest obstacles to running a small business is accessing and providing healthcare and health insurance. As healthcare costs continue to rise, we discuss the work of the Community Health Centers and how they can help small businesses.
S1 · E3
Jan 8, 2025
23:25
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