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A small business owner upstate formed a group to advocate for other small businesses at the state level. Diane Hardy, owner of Nothing Bundt Cakes in Greenville, made the official announcement last week in Greenville. Hardy said she understands the challenges facing small business owners in the state. It was this personal understanding, coupled with her business experience during COVID-19 that drove her to launch her new mission. “After COVID, I checked with our local officials and our elected state officials (and) I said, who is speaking to us in Colombia? They said, you really don’t have too much of a voice here. So I thought, wow, someone’s got to do something to change that, â€Hardy said. Soon after, she launched the Mom and Pop Alliance of South Carolina. The organization has three key goals in mind: advocating for small businesses, improving communication between businesses and elected officials, and educating small business owners about current legislation. “There were almost 2,000 invoices in session, so it would be impossible for a small business owner to really keep tabs on what’s going on while they’re trying to run their business,†said Hardy. “So we’re trying to sort that out and give them sort of a CliffsNotes version of bills that might interest and defend them.” Hardy and others are volunteering their time to help keep membership fees low, she said. Already, his group has garnered support from the state, state treasury Curtis Loftis, and state senator Josh Kimbrell of Spartanburg. “I have been so impressed with the work Mom and Pop Alliance has done to build a network of small business owners across our state. In light of current events, small businesses need a voice more than ever before. Kimbrell said in a statement. “And I’m glad the Mom and Pop Alliance of SC is giving them that voice.†Hardy said she hopes to lend her voice to the state’s nearly 400,000 small businesses. To learn more about the Mom and Pop Alliance of SC, click here.
A small business owner upstate formed a group to advocate for other small businesses at the state level.
Diane Hardy, owner of Nothing Bundt Cakes in Greenville, made the official announcement last week in Greenville.
Hardy said she understands the challenges facing small business owners in the state. It was this personal understanding, coupled with her business experience during COVID-19 that drove her to launch her new mission.
“After COVID, I checked with our local officials and our elected officials (and) I said, who is speaking to us in Colombia? They said, you really don’t have too much of a voice here. So I thought, wow, someone’s got to do something to change that, â€Hardy said.
Soon after, she launched the Mom and Pop Alliance of South Carolina.
The organization has three key goals in mind:
Advocate for small businesses, improve communication between businesses and elected officials, and educate small business owners on current legislation.
“There were almost 2,000 invoices in session, so it would be impossible for a small business owner to really keep tabs on what’s going on while they’re trying to run their business,†said Hardy. “So we’re trying to sort it out and give them some sort of CliffsNotes version of bills that might interest and defend them.”
Hardy and others are volunteering their time to help keep membership fees low, she said.
Already, his group has garnered support from the state, state treasury Curtis Loftis, and state senator Josh Kimbrell of Spartanburg.
“I have been so impressed with the work Mom and Pop Alliance has done to build a network of small business owners across our state. In light of current events, small businesses need a voice more than ever before. Kimbrell said in a statement. “And I’m glad the Mom and Pop Alliance of SC is giving them that voice.”
Hardy said she hopes to lend her voice to the state’s nearly 400,000 small businesses.
To learn more about the Mom and Pop Alliance of SC, click here.