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Destiny African Market Uses Digital Tools to Share a Taste of Home
Randolph, MA When Sola Ajao immigrated to the U.S. in 1986, she couldn’t find any food from her native Nigeria — but she saw an opportunity. Sola started cooking and selling West African dishes, and she soon had a thriving catering company. In 2021, she expanded her business by opening Destiny African Market, a grocery…
Digital Tools Help Bring All-Natural Meat Snacks To The Masses
Nashville, TN Growing up with his mom’s Cuban-influenced cooking, Jason Burke developed a taste for flavorful food. When the bland, processed snacks in the vending machine at work left him wanting something better, he started making jerky at home and bringing it to the office. It wasn’t long before his coworkers wanted a taste. Jason…
Digital Advertising Experts Voice Concerns Ahead of DOJ Google Ads Trial
WASHINGTON (September 5, 2024): Digital advertising experts and small business owners today held a press conference to voice concerns about the United States v. Google LLC display ads trial starting Sept. 9. The group emphasized the value of Google’s integrated display ads system, and shared their fears that breaking the system apart would hurt small…
Statewide View: Proposed data-privacy law would harm Minnesota businesses like mine
When I was laid off from my corporate job in 2001, I saw an opportunity to start my own company. With my experience in sales and marketing, an embroidery machine, some spare room in the basement, and a lot of determination, my wife and I started embroidering local businesses’ logos on hats and shirts. People…
U.S. v. Google Lawsuit Will Disproportionately Hurt Small Business Advertisers and Publishers
Affordable, effective digital advertising can mean the difference between thriving and faltering for small businesses. Digital ads help small businesses compete with big brands supported by multimillion-dollar marketing budgets by providing affordable, highly effective ways to reach target audiences and drive sales, as well as free, high-quality analytics. They’re also an important source of revenue…
Proposed data privacy law would hurt small businesses
But how does a niche business like mine find customers? Answer: old-fashioned word of mouth recommendations and, critically, modern data-powered digital ads.
Sacramento Legislators Put On Notice Over New Tax on Small Businesses
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Aug. 14, 2024) — Leading the outcry over what they call “an enormous tax on digital advertising,” more than 150 small business owners today delivered Sacramento lawmakers a letter protesting Senate Bill 1327, which would impose a 7.25 percent tax on digital advertisements. Sponsored by Sen. Steven Glazer (D-Orinda), the bill was approved…
The American Privacy Rights Act – A Radical Approach to Data Privacy
Government-enacted privacy laws are nothing new, from California to Connecticut to the European Union. However, while the majority of countries around the world have adopted national privacy laws, the United States has still failed to do so. Earlier this year, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Senate Commerce Committee…
Opinion: Data privacy bill could upend digital marketing for small businesses
That’s why I’m worried about the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA), a digital privacy bill sponsored by Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA). Unfortunately, APRA contains several provisions…
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