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Small Business Owners Credit Technology Platforms As A “Lifeline” For Their Business
Over the past five years, America’s small business owners have faced numerous economic challenges—COVID-19, supply chain disruptions, staffing…
Denver Startup Founder Recognized as 3C Congressional Champion
Washington, DC (Sep. 26, 2022): Angel Johnson, the founder of ICONI in Denver, was recognized by the Connected Commerce Council (3C) as a Congressional Champion for her advocacy on Capitol Hill. Angel met with Sen. Bennet’s and Sen. Hickenlooper’s offices last week to discuss the importance of digital tools for startups and small businesses, and the need…
Small businesses can’t afford Washington’s war on tech
Small businesses are poised to become collateral damage in Congress’ crusade against the tech titans.
“I Discovered A Superpower:” Digital Tools Help Hispanic-Led Small Businesses Soar
The word to describe Hispanic-led small businesses’ success: astronomical. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration: Nearly one in four new businesses is Hispanic-owned. Nearly 5 million Hispanic-owned businesses in the U.S. contribute more than $800 billion to the American economy every year. In the decade preceding the pandemic, the number of Hispanic business owners…
Small Business Organization Responds to California’s Amazon Lawsuit
Washington, DC (Sep 14, 2022): Connected Commerce Council (3C) Executive Director Rob Retzlaff made the following statement in response to California’s lawsuit against Amazon. “This lawsuit is an extraordinary waste of taxpayer money, an affront to consumers and small Amazon sellers in California, and perplexing in its entirety. First, an essentially similar lawsuit in Washington,…
John T. Scott: Inadvisable law will cost small businesses more than $500 billion
In New Hampshire, nearly 138,000 small businesses employ 300,000 people, about half of our state’s workforce. It seems noncontroversial that elected officials would support policies
Online Marketplaces are the Future… if Congress Doesn’t Break the Business Model for Small Sellers
Millions of small businesses use accessible and affordable tools and services provided by digital platforms to launch, operate, grow, compete, and hire more employees. Technology provides small businesses with more easy-to-use options than ever before to help them reach markets beyond their local communities. And while brick-and-mortar stores and wholesale remain the most popular sales…
Congress must stop anti-tech legislation that will hurt small businesses
After years of digital advertising success, I’m perplexed that some in Congress are trying to pass the American Innovation and Choice Online Act…
Why Aren’t Policymakers Listening to Small Businesses on Anti-Tech Legislation?
Over the past two years, there has been a forceful effort by a coalition of unusual parties that have been working to completely rewrite America’s antitrust laws and upend the digital economy, hurting small businesses in the process. Progressive members of Congress seem hellbent on punishing success, conservatives claiming private entities that remove hateful or…
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