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Sen. Thayer, Kentucky Business and Tech Leaders Discuss Importance of ‘Digital Safety Net’ Amid COVID-19 and Beyond
On Tuesday, small business advocacy group Connected Commerce Council (3C) hosted a virtual forum with State Senate Majority Floor Leader Damon Thayer and Kentucky business and tech leaders about the importance of digital tools and platforms for small businesses during COVID-19.
Online marketplaces boost small businesses. Congress wants to overregulate them
Our economy is struggling to recover from the pandemic. Companies are understaffed, and the cost of doing business is rising...
NYC Data Sharing Legislation is a Big Risk for Small Restaurants
June 23, 2021 (WASHINGTON): In response to the New York City Council’s announced intention to pass Int. 2311 – Personal Data on orders placed through third-party food delivery services – tomorrow, Connected Commerce Council (3C) President Jake Ward released the following statement. “Int. 2311 is a terrible idea executed poorly. American small business owners know…
Introducing: 3C’s Digitally Driven Assessment Tool
At 3C, we understand the valuable role digital tools play in acting as a lifeline to small businesses everywhere. Throughout the course of the pandemic, we’ve realized these tools served as a Digital Safety Net – and as the country emerges from COVID-19, businesses everywhere are relying on online tools and services to recover, grow and…
Honey shop: ‘hobby got out of hand’
What started as a hobby twenty years ago has grown into a full-fledged company since corona. Ahmet Taskan runs the Honingwinkel webshop with his family. Ecommerce News spoke to him about the growth of the family business.
Panel held to connect Savannah minority-owned businesses to digital tools, technology
The COVID-19 pandemic changed the way some of us do almost everything. Including how business owners, especially in a tourism-driven city like Savannah, market to their consumers...
Savannah Mayor Van Johnson and Georgia Business Leaders Underscore Importance of Digital Tools in Community Revival
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA (JUNE 30, 2021) – Savannah Mayor Van Johnson joined business leaders and small business owners for a virtual webinar this week on the importance of digital platforms and services in supporting community resiliency and revival. “Tech Forward Webcast: Digital Resiliency and Community Revival in Georgia” was hosted by Jake Ward, President of the…
Why Digital Tools Are Vital for Small Business Recovery
The past 16 months have been the most difficult and uncertain times in a century for America’s small businesses.
3C President Jake Ward Blasts Judiciary Committee for Ignoring Small Businesses, Weaponizing Antitrust Law
June 23, 2021 (WASHINGTON, DC): Connected Commerce Council (3C) President Jake Ward made the following statement during the House Judiciary Committee’s markup of antitrust legislation that will undoubtedly hurt millions of small businesses. “The House Judiciary Committee shouldn’t be rushing to pass legislation, without a single legislative hearing, that will hurt small businesses just as…