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New Study: Majority of US Small Businesses are Optimistic, Digitally Empowered and Resilient in the Face of the Covid-19 Crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 27, 2020) A report released today by the Connected Commerce Council (3C), in partnership with Google and conducted by LRWGreenberg, finds small businesses are optimistic about reopening their businesses, empowered and fortified by digital tools and services, and resilient in the face of the COVID-19 crisis. Digitally Empowered: How Digital Tools Power…

Thousands of American Small Businesses Ask Governors for Help During COVID-19 Crisis
WASHINGTON, DC (May 14, 2020) – Community leaders and small businesses throughout the country called on Governors and other state policymakers to preserve access to business-critical digital tools and resources during the Covid-19 pandemic and the long recovery period ahead. Led by the Connected Commerce Council (3C), the letters were signed by 2,400 digitally empowered small…

Statement in Response to President Trump’s Remarks About the Post Office
WASHINGTON, DC. (April 24, 2020) – The following statement was issued today by Connected Commerce Council (3C) President Jake Ward responding to remarks President Trump made in the Oval Office about the U.S. Postal Service, package delivery rates and Amazon. “Criticism of the United States Postal Service and private companies that are maintaining the country’s…

House passes $484 billion bill with money for small businesses, hospitals and testing to battle coronavirus
The House overwhelmingly passed a $484 billion spending package Thursday as the unemployment crisis deepened, a stark illustration of how policy makers continue trying to rescue...

Opinion: The Wrong Time For a Small Business Digital Tax
With Governor Hogan ordering non-essential businesses to close and employees to work from home, Maryland small businesses are working overtime with digital...

Maryland chose worst possible time to enact digital small business tax
The economy is in COVID-19 turmoil. Business closures, event cancellations and quarantines are crushing small businesses nationwide. With Gov. Hogan...

Tiny Digital Businesses Play Key Role in Local Economies, Study Says
A new study examines the millions of small digital businesses. They could help many communities weather the economic blow from the coronavirus outbreak...

The Coronavirus Small Business Loan Program: What You Need To Know
Starting today, small businesses can apply for the nearly $350 billion in loans available through the economic rescue plan from Congress. The loan program...

Small business owners like me need more than the government is giving us
Our family operates two large factories on the island of Manhattan -- about 10,000 square feet of leather goods manufacturing. We employ 40 well-paid artisans...
