Connected Commerce Council

Fayetteville Small Business Leader Talks Tech Policy with Federal Lawmakers
WASHINGTON (May 5, 2025) — Garrett Peters, CEO of Fayetteville, Ark.-based Duncan & Stone Paper Co., recently met with officials from the office of Rep. Steve Womack (R-Ark.) to advocate for tech policies that support small businesses like his. His visit comes just ahead of National Small Business Week, at a time when many entrepreneurs are…

Ketchum Business Leader Talks Tech Policy with Federal Lawmakers
WASHINGTON (May 5, 2025) — Taylor Straley, vice president of eCommerce at Ketchum, Idaho.-based DECKED, recently met with officials from the Executive Office of the President, including from the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and Office of the Vice President (OVP), to advocate for tech policies that support small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) like…

Hendersonville Small Business Leader Talks Tech Policy with Federal Lawmakers
WASHINGTON (May 5, 2025) — Michele Azan, co-owner of Hendersonville, N.C.-based Brightwaters Vacation Rentals, recently met with officials from the office of Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.) to advocate for tech policies that support small businesses like hers. Her visit comes just ahead of National Small Business Week, at a time when many entrepreneurs are worried about…

Nashville Small Business Leader Talks Tech Policy with Federal Lawmakers
WASHINGTON (May 5, 2025) — Angel Rodriguez, owner of Nashville, Tenn.-based Alliance Testing & Training, recently met with officials from the office of Rep. Mark E. Green (R-Tenn.) to advocate for tech policies that support small businesses like his. His visit comes just ahead of National Small Business Week, at a time when many entrepreneurs are…

3C Endorses Sen. Young’s Small Business Technological Advancement Act
WASHINGTON (March 13, 2025) — The Connected Commerce Council (3C), a nonprofit organization that advocates on behalf of digitally empowered small businesses, today voiced its support for the Small Business Technological Advancement Act. The bipartisan legislation would clarify that small businesses can use the Small Business Administration’s (SBA’s) 7(a) loan program to purchase digital tools,…

3C Endorses Sen. Young’s Small Business Technological Advancement Act
WASHINGTON (March 13, 2025) — The Connected Commerce Council (3C), a nonprofit organization that advocates on behalf of digitally empowered small businesses, today voiced its support for the Small Business Technological Advancement Act. The bipartisan legislation would clarify that small businesses can use the Small Business Administration’s (SBA’s) 7(a) loan program to purchase digital tools,…

3C Endorses Sen. Young’s Small Business Technological Advancement Act
WASHINGTON (March 13, 2025) — The Connected Commerce Council (3C), a nonprofit organization that advocates on behalf of digitally empowered small businesses, today voiced its support for the Small Business Technological Advancement Act. The bipartisan legislation would clarify that small businesses can use the Small Business Administration’s (SBA’s) 7(a) loan program to purchase digital tools,…

3C Endorses Sen. Young’s Small Business Technological Advancement Act
WASHINGTON (March 13, 2025) — The Connected Commerce Council (3C), a nonprofit organization that advocates on behalf of digitally empowered small businesses, today voiced its support for the Small Business Technological Advancement Act. The bipartisan legislation would clarify that small businesses can use the Small Business Administration’s (SBA’s) 7(a) loan program to purchase digital tools,…

Research Shows Overregulating Data Will Severely Harm Michigan Small Businesses
WASHINGTON (Oct. 28, 2024) — As the House Energy and Commerce Committee recently considered passing the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA), legislation that would restrict the collection and use of data used to power digital ads, a study by the Connected Commerce Council (3C), Advertiser Perceptions and Google found a direct correlation between the success…
