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The Spice House: Supporting Small Businesses While Staying Tastefully Safe
The Spice House is as much a community as it is an expert spice business. The 60-year-old business has a steady customer base of restaurants, chefs, and foodies, as well as a close-knit network of suppliers (with some so secret, even CEO Charlie Mayer doesn’t know them). Mayer calls The Spice House stores “a sensory…
3C Small Business Week
National Small Business Week 2020 has been postponed by the Small Business Administration due to the coronavirus pandemic. While made with the best intentions, the postponement comes at a difficult and challenging time for American small businesses. Social distancing has forced millions of business owners to choose between their livelihoods or the law, while a…
Statement in Response to President Trump’s Remarks About the Post Office
WASHINGTON, DC. (April 24, 2020) – The following statement was issued today by Connected Commerce Council (3C) President Jake Ward responding to remarks President Trump made in the Oval Office about the U.S. Postal Service, package delivery rates and Amazon. “Criticism of the United States Postal Service and private companies that are maintaining the country’s…
Opinion: The Wrong Time For a Small Business Digital Tax
With Governor Hogan ordering non-essential businesses to close and employees to work from home, Maryland small businesses are working overtime with digital...
Maryland chose worst possible time to enact digital small business tax
The economy is in COVID-19 turmoil. Business closures, event cancellations and quarantines are crushing small businesses nationwide. With Gov. Hogan...
Keeping Commerce Connected & Protected
Balancing Worker Safety With Supply Chain Stability
The world is in the midst of an economic and cultural fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The complexity of social distancing and the resulting stagnation of world markets has shown a spotlight on the importance of access to digital resources and marketplaces – particularly for American small businesses. In this new light, we should not…
Tiny Digital Businesses Play Key Role in Local Economies, Study Says
A new study examines the millions of small digital businesses. They could help many communities weather the economic blow from the coronavirus outbreak...
What You Need to Know About SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program Loans
To help small businesses navigate the affects of COVID-19, the Department of the Treasury released guidance on the Paycheck Protection Program at the SBA – fully forgiven loans that pay up to 8 weeks of payroll costs including benefits. Please note that this situation is evolving rapidly: demand for these loans is anticipated to be massive…
