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Opinion: Philly coffee roaster uses digital tools to push through the pandemic — and find new community
The common Vietnamese phrase “đi uống cà phê,” means “Let’s get coffee.” But it’s not just about the drink. The phrase signifies something deeper...

Small business owners add curbside pickup, FaceTime virtual shopping, online sales to compete this holiday season
Watty Brooks Hall, the owner of the Brooks Collection, plans to keep her iPhone charged and ready for more FaceTime calls this holiday season. Her Collierville...

SBA offers total forgiveness for loans of $50,000 or less, helping PPP small-business borrowers
Business owners who borrowed $50,000 or less through the Small Business Administration’s emergency loan program learned last week that their debts...

State Sen. Jack Johnson and colleagues at work on legislative package to keep state’s economy ‘moving forward’
During a Tuesday webinar, State Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson of Williamson County revealed that he and Gov. Bill Lee's staff are currently working on...

Congress: Let Big Tech Help Small Business
Amidst the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression — when leaders should be boosting our economy and helping small businesses — a congressional subcommittee...

Congressional Subcommittee Takes Aim at Big Tech Small Businesses
WASHINGTON, DC (October 6, 2020) Jake Ward, President of the Connected Commerce Council (3C), responded to the House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Antitrust’s Big Tech Report. “It is clear that Rep. David Cicilline and House Democrats do not understand the extraordinary value that so-called “Big Tech” digital platforms deliver to our economy, and most importantly,…

Congressional Report on “Big Tech” Should Worry Small Businesses
Amidst the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression – when our nation’s leaders should be boosting our economy and helping small businesses – Rep. David Cicilline has lost his way. Rather than working to expand the Digital Safety Net that has helped millions of American small businesses survive during the COVID pandemic, the House…

Tennessee Leaders, Tech Experts Highlight Role of Digital Services in Promoting Innovation and Economic Vitality
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE (October 6, 2020) – State Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson and Tennessee business leaders joined industry experts for a discussion about the role technology platforms and digital services can play to boost Tennessee’s small businesses during and after the pandemic. The “Tech Forward Webcast: How Technology Is Fueling The Tennessee Recovery & Growing…

Doc Goodbeard Digital Makeover
Jim Dorkins of Doc Goodbeard Beard Care Products reached out to 3C because his small business was crushed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Doc Goodbeard’s sales came to a screeching halt when...
