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Statement from the Connected Commerce Council, on Behalf of 15,000 Small Businesses, Criticizing the Senate Judiciary’s Passage of the American Innovation and Choice Online Act.
Jan. 20, 2022 (Washington, DC): Connected Commerce Council (3C) Executive Director Rob Retzlaff released the following statement regarding the ongoing Senate Judiciary Committee’s debate of the American Innovation and Choice Online Act. “3C was started to remind policymakers that small businesses are often spoken about, but rarely spoken to. Today, we witnessed members of the…
Small Businesses Send 20,000 Letters Urging Congress To Oppose Anti-Tech Legislation
Jan. 19, 2022 (Washington, DC): As the Senate Judiciary Committee prepares for Thursday’s vote on antitrust legislation that targets Big Tech digital platforms, nearly 7,000 small businesses sent more than 20,000 letters to Members of Congress urging them to oppose this bill and others that would force companies like Google and Amazon to change their…
Small Business Group: DC Insiders Klobuchar and Grassley Will Hurt U.S. Small Businesses with Unwanted Big Tech Legislation
Jan. 12, 2022 (Washington, DC): Connected Commerce Council (3C) Executive Director Rob Retzlaff harshly criticizes the Senate Judiciary Committee’s antitrust legislation markup announcement. “Millions of small businesses across the country have embraced digital tools and services provided by American technology companies and say they plan to continue using these tools and services that helped them…
Sen. DeLano, All-Star Lineup of Mississippi Business and Tech Leaders to Headline 3C ‘Tech Forward Webcast’
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI (Dec. 1, 2021) — Mississippi State Senate Technology Chairman Scott DeLano joined an all-star lineup of Mississippi business and technology leaders for a discussion about the role technology platforms and digital tools are playing during the pandemic and growing the Mississippi economy. Participants also discussed Mississippi’s technology workforce future. The “Tech Forward Webcast:…
Fort Worth Mayor Parker, Business and Tech Leaders Discuss Ways to Grow Entrepreneurial and Small Business Ecosystem
Fort Worth, TX (Dec. 1, 2021) — Today, small business advocacy group Connected Commerce Council (3C) hosted a virtual webinar with Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker and local business and tech leaders about the state of the digital economy in Fort Worth. “Growing Fort Worth’s Small Business Community and Fueling the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem” was moderated…
Five Tips For Small Businesses To Maximize Holiday Sales
As small business sellers prepare for a busy holiday season, the Connected Commerce Council today released five tips to help small businesses reach more customers and maximize sales during the holiday sales. 3C’s five tips for maximizing sales are: Diversity sales methods A new study shows that small businesses that use several ways of selling…
Evergreen Small Business Owner Recognized as 3C Congressional Champion
Oct. 19, 2021 (Washington, DC): Chris Lewis, owner of Evergreen Applied Technologies in Evergreen, was recognized by the Connected Commerce Council (3C) as a Congressional Champion for his advocacy on Capitol Hill. Chris met with U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper’s office to discuss how proposed laws to regulate digital platforms like Google and Facebook could hurt…
Mt. Vernon Startup Founder Recognized as 3C Congressional Champion
Oct. 28, 2021 (Washington, DC): Renee King, founder of Fund Black Founders in New York City, was recognized by the Connected Commerce Council (3C) as a Congressional Champion for her advocacy on Capitol Hill. Renee met with U.S. Rep. Nydia Velasquez’s office to discuss how proposed laws to regulate digital platforms like Google and Facebook…
Longmont Nonprofit Founder Recognized as 3C Congressional Champion
Oct. 27, 2021 (Washington, DC): Allison Yacht, founder of BraveHoods in Longmont, was recognized by the Connected Commerce Council (3C) as a Congressional Champion for her advocacy on Capitol Hill. Allison met with U.S. Rep. Ken Buck’s office to discuss how proposed laws to regulate digital platforms like Google and Facebook could hurt Colorado small…
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