The American economy is powered by small businesses. Thanks to digital services and platforms, these businesses are able to connect with customers faster and easier than ever before. The last thing Congress should do is make it more challenging to operate a small business – but pending regulations could directly impact the digital tools that help…
LAS VEGAS, NV (October 16, 2019) – Las Vegas-based products retailer, Suddora, hosted an exclusive event focused on small business access to digital tools with staff from Senator Catherine Cortez Masto and Senator Jacky Rosen’s office. Paul Serra, the owner of Suddora, provided the Senator’s staff with a tour of their headquarters and explained how…
PHOENIX, AZ – Phoenix-based bootmaker, David Espinoza of Espinoza Boot Maker, hosted an event focused on small business access to digital tools for the offices of Senator Kyrsten Sinema’s and Representative Greg Stanton. Espinoza provided a tour of his store and manufacturing facility, where Espinoza explained how digital tools and platforms help his team of…
DUBUQUE, IA (October 1, 2019) – Dubuque-based safety product company, Smart Retract, hosted an exclusive event focused on small business access to digital tools with staff from Senator Joni Ernst’s and Senator Chuck Grassley’s offices. Marc Pichik, the owner and CEO and founder of Smart Retract, provided the Senators’ staff with a tour of Smart…
Erie, Pa. – AcousticSheep LLC, an Erie-based business, hosted a Digital Apprentice Day with staff from Sen. Pat Toomey’s and Rep. Mike Kelly’s offices. Dr. Wei-Shin Lai, the AcousticSheep CEO and inventor of SleepPhones, the world’s first sleep headphones, spent time with Congressional staffers at her office where she provided a tour of AcousticSheep and…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 16, 2019) – Small business leaders today called on the House United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Working Group to consider the unique needs of the nearly 60 million Americans small business owners employ. In a letter to Members of the House USMCA Working Group, twenty (20) Connected Commerce Council (3C) called on their…
The Connected Commerce Council (3C) is committed to ensuring that America’s small business community has easy and affordable access to digital platforms they need to increase profitably and efficiency in today’s global economy. Barrier-free trade and the free flow of cross-border data is essential to ensuring small businesses are able to reach new customers and…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 12, 2019) – Amid growing questions on the effect large technology companies are having on America’s small businesses, a Deloitte study has found that 85 percent of U.S. small businesses report that digital tools are critical to their success. The study, commissioned by the Connected Commerce Council (3C), also found that digitally…