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With Digital Marketplaces, #SmallBusinessSaturday Could Be All Year Long

November 30, 2019 marks the 10th anniversary of  Small Business Saturday. According to the Small Business Administration’s 2018 Small Business Saturday Consumer Insights Survey, U.S. consumers reported spending a record high of $17.8 billion at small and independent retailers and restaurants. Additionally, some 70% of U.S. consumers also report awareness of the Small Business Saturday…

November 26, 2019

Amazon Is Open for Small Business

Does the famous internet marketplace help or hinder small businesses’ efforts to remain competitive in the digital age?  Googling “Amazon” and “small business” reveals pages upon pages of debate. While some may argue that Amazon is a harbinger of doom for small business, the data points to a more mutually beneficial scenario: Small businesses drive…

November 7, 2019

Everyone Wins in a Healthy Market

They sure don’t make monopolies like they used to. Gone are the days when regulators needed to protect consumers from price gouging, market manipulation, market control, and abuse. Government intervention in the public’s interest seems almost quaint by today’s standards. The bar for antitrust and monopoly claims from either political party has fallen so low…

November 5, 2019

Congress: Don’t Limit Small Businesses’ Digital Success

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…

November 4, 2019

Global Trade Has An Effect on US Small and Local Businesses

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…

September 16, 2019

Antitrust Inquiries into Platforms Concerns Small Business Owners

Washington, D.C. (September 9, 2019) – U.S. small business owners are frustrated and concerned by the announcement made by several State’s Attorneys General (AGs) to investigate large technology companies for “stifling competition.” The Connected Commerce Council (3C) and its members responded today to the growing trend of state and federal policymakers working to score political…

September 9, 2019

Connected Commerce Council President Responds to House Judiciary Hearing Examining Competition in Digital Marketplaces

Washington, D.C. – Today the Connected Commerce Council’s President Jake Ward released the following statement in response to a House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on innovation and entrepreneurship through the use of online platforms and marketplaces. “The availability of affordable tools, services, and marketplaces is the difference between growth and failure for tens of millions of…

July 16, 2019

Small Online Publishers Defend Google And Publishing Platforms

Small online publishers came to the defense of Google and other publishing platforms as Congress considers...

June 13, 2019

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