Frank Knapp co-founded the SC Small Business Chamber of Commerce (SCSBCC) in February of 2000. He serves as the president and CEO of the statewide advocacy organization that has taken a leadership role in making South Carolina more small business friendly in areas such as taxation, regulation, worker training, Workers Compensation Insurance, utility costs, health insurance, access to capital, energy/conservation and AI regulation.

Under his leadership, the SCSBCC successfully supported the state of South Carolina adopting a Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Act in 2004 and legislation in 2005 to cut the state income tax on small business by almost 30%. He has led SCSBCC successful efforts to oppose rate increases in both workers’ compensation insurance and electric/gas utility rates to reduce costs for South Carolina small businesses

Mr. Knapp serves on the State Advisory Board for the South Carolina Small Business Development Center and was recognized by the Small Business Administration as the 2014 South Carolina Small Business Financing Advocate of the Year. In 2015 he was appointed to a three year term on the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Region IV Regulatory Fairness Board.
Mr. Knapp also serves on the Board of Directors for the American Sustainable Business Network (ASBN), a coalition of business organizations, businesses and entrepreneurs advocating for a sustainable economy.  In this capacity he has appeared before Congressional committees to testify on regulations and other issues. He previously directed the ASBN Business for Democracy campaign.

Mr. Knapp Jr. is president of The Knapp Agency, a full service advertising/public relations firm he founded in 1991 in Columbia, SC. He is a partner in the family dog kennel and grooming business he co-founded in 2001. He also owns residential and commercial investment properties.

Mr. Knapp holds a Master’s Degree in Social Psychology from the University of South Carolina and a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.