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Proposed Antitrust Legislation Threatens To Harm U.S. Tech Startups And The Innovation Economy
The recently-released GDP estimates revealed that the economy contracted for the second quarter in a row, and some economists fear that we may already be in a recession.
How ‘Innovation And Choice’ Act Threatens Minority Biz
Legislation that politicians claim will protect small businesses from the alleged monopoly power of large tech companies will end up depriving entrepreneurs of vital revenue streams and suppressing innovation.
Various reactions have caused S.2992
For many Americans, online companies that support their sales of products and services in the so-called technological innovation such as…
Congress to Vote on American Innovation and Online Choice Act Impacting Small Businesses
July is independent retailers month, and a group is pushing for Congress to act quickly on a bill that would have a major impact on small businesses…
Business advocate discusses American Innovation and Choice Online Act
The American Innovation and Choice Online Act seeks to change the cost of accessing digital tools and marketplaces. Sonseeahray Tonsall spoke with Executive Director for the Connected…
NEW REPORT: Online Sales Have Outsized Impact on Rural Small Sellers
As found in our previous survey of two thousand American SMBs, small businesses are adaptable and find customers everywhere – brick-and-mortar stores, seller-branded online shops and online marketplaces like Amazon and eBay. We recently took this research a step further with a comparative study on small rural sellers. In this study, we compared how rural sellers…
New Study: Online Sales Fuel Rural Small Business Growth and Optimism
Washington, DC (July 14, 2022): A new study shows that small rural sellers may be the greatest beneficiaries of the many innovations in online selling. A survey of 1,000 rural sellers, commissioned by the Connected Commerce Council, shows that the most popular sales methods for rural small sellers are online marketplaces (57%) and web stores…
Anti-Tech Legislation Would Slam Small Businesses With $100,000 “Digital Economy Tax”
Washington, DC (July 13, 2022): A new study estimates that the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA / S.2992), spearheaded by Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), would cost millions of small businesses nationwide on average more than $100,000 each during the first five years after the law takes effect. The report by Dartmouth College economist…
Congress is ignoring small businesses on tech antitrust
For years, small businesses nationwide have raised alarms about misguided legislation targeting America’s biggest…
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