This week, 3C shared a letter with members of the U.S. Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee endorsing President Biden’s choice to head the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), Isabel Guzman. She brings substantial experience running the California Office of the Small Business Advocate, and we believe she will be a strong advocate for America’s…
Dear Policymaker: On behalf of our 2000 small businesses, our employees, and the communities we serve, we write to ask for your help. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused millions of small businesses to fail and still threatens millions more. For those that have survived this long, we are grateful for customers’ loyalty and we are…
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) got a $284 billion injection after Congress passed another stimulus package – the Economic Aid Act. Final details were released by the SBA Wednesday and lawmakers made notable changes to ensure the funding goes to small businesses. Here’s what small businesses need to know: The SBA will restart PPP on…
WASHINGTON, DC (Dec. 17, 2020) — Connected Commerce Council (3C) President Jake Ward today issued a statement shortly after State Attorneys General filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google. “Small businesses are hurting, and instead of helping them, these Attorneys General are trying to force middlemen between small businesses and their customers. In every market, middlemen…
WASHINGTON (Dec. 15, 2020) – Connected Commerce Council (3C) President Jake Ward released the following statement responding to the European Commission’s introduction of the Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act. “On behalf of more than 1,000 European small business members of 3C, it seems that the European Commission does not appreciate digital platforms’ importance…
COVID-19 upended our entire economy, but small businesses have been hit particularly hard by quarantines, lockdowns, and uncertainty. Every American knows the sadness….
WASHINGTON (Dec. 15, 2020) – Connected Commerce Council (3C) President Jake Ward responded today to news reports that several state Attorneys General are preparing to file suit against Google. 3C is a small business advocacy group with more than 13,000 members. This summer, more than 3,700 small businesses wrote to their elected officials asking them…
The year 2020 began with a global pandemic that crippled the economy, upended daily routines, and saw heightened political and cultural tensions. But all this…