Chamber official combats low rate of new business startups

Frank Knapp looks to reform the SBA — and arm it with more capital.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 8:03 p.m. May 16, 2021
Courtesy. Frank Knapp.
Courtesy. Frank Knapp.
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A chamber of commerce official says the nationwide lack of new businesses startups — the U.S. is at a 40-year low — will cripple, or at least hinder, any economic recovery. And Frank Knapp, the official sounding the alarm, is taking his case for solutions on the road.

 

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