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3C University Launches Online Course to Empower Small Businesses in Scaling Their Workforces
Washington, DC (July 12, 2023): The Connected Commerce Council (3C) today released the latest 3C University (3CU) course, “Scale Your Workforce.” This free online course is the third of four training programs from 3CU in 2023, and the sixth overall to help small businesses optimize digital tools to enhance their operations and drive more revenue.…
Amazon Sellers Question Misguided FTC Assertions
It’s not really news (though it was apparently leaked) that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), after several years of investigation, may be close to filing a lawsuit alleging that Amazon’s business practices violate antitrust law. What is news is the abject shakiness of the FTC’s reportedly strongest claim – that Amazon manipulates consumer search results…
Getting Data Privacy Right is Critical for Small Business Success
Small businesses continue to show incredible resilience despite years of unexpected economic turbulence. The economy remains fragile, but policymakers in Washington, D.C., and some states are tackling an issue that could have profound financial implications for small businesses: data privacy. The need for a national data privacy law One central tenet we can all agree…
Statement from the Connected Commerce Council Criticizing Klobuchar/Grassley Anti-Tech Bill as Harmful to Digitally Empowered Small Businesses
Washington, DC (June 16, 2023): Connected Commerce Council (3C) Executive Director Rob Retzlaff issued the below statement regarding the reintroduction of Sens. Amy Klobuchar’s (D-MN) and Chuck Grassley’s (R-IA) American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA). “After failing to convince 60 of their colleagues last year to support AICOA, and losing cosponsors this year, a…
Federal attacks on digital ads could ruin my small business
Affordable digital ads have been a huge driver of our business growth. Without them, we’d be in serious trouble. That’s why I’m deeply upset that Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and his…
Washington will set back small business by regulating online ads
Last week, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing titled Competition in the Digital Advertising Ecosystem to discuss S.1073, the Advertising Middlemen Endangering Rigorous Internet Competition Accountability (AMERICA) Act
Janus Motorcycles co-founder meets with Sen. Young
Ahead of National Small Business Week, co-founder of Goshen-based Janus Motorcycles, Richard Worsham, met with Indiana Senator Todd Young in Washington to share how digital tools help grow his business and voice concerns with policy proposals that could hurt his business
Florida Small Business Owners: New Digital Ad Law Hurts Us
Tallahassee, FL (May 9, 2023): Several small businesses are expressing frustration and disappointment over the passage of Senate Bill 262, legislation regulating how businesses collect and use anonymous data online to find customers, grow, and succeed. While the bill’s proponents claim it reins in large technology companies, the restrictions on collecting and using online anonymous…
Small Businesses Brief Congress on How Digital Advertising Helps Them Succeed
Washington, DC (May 9, 2023): Last week, the Senate Judiciary Committee continued ignoring small business voices in the debate over tech policy in its AMERICA Act hearing. The bill, legislation introduced by Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), would force large online platforms to break apart their digital ads divisions, making it harder…
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