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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…
6,000+ Small Businesses and Supporters to Congress: Stop Grandstanding and Do Your Job
June 22, 2021 (WASHINGTON, DC): More than 6,000 small businesses and their supporters sent a letter to Congress today urging legislators to do their job and support small businesses by opposing digital economy antitrust legislation. The targets of the bills, digital industry leaders Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google, provide millions of small businesses with digital…
Statement from Connected Commerce Council President Jake Ward: Antitrust Proposals Are A 5 Ring Circus
June 15, 2021 (WASHINGTON, DC): Below is a statement from Connected Commerce Council President Jake Ward in response to the recent introduction of several antitrust bills in the House of Representatives and the expectation of similar bills being introduced soon in the Senate. “Consumer protection is essential. Fair and competitive markets are important. And motivation…
Digitally Advanced Small Businesses Pull Further Ahead During Pandemic
Washington, DC (April 28): The success rate between the most digitally aggressive and the digitally skeptical small businesses is widening, exposing a skills gap that could leave behind small businesses struggling with digital tool adoption, according to new research by the Connected Commerce Council (3C). In a survey of more than 2,000 small businesses nationwide,…
Saint Paul Mayor Melvin Carter and Minnesota Business Leaders Underscore Importance of Digital Tools in Community Revival
SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA (APRIL 16, 2021) – Saint Paul Mayor Melvin Carter 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 Minnesota” was hosted by Jake Ward, President…
New Research: European Small Businesses Benefit from Digital Safety Net
Brussels, March 24 — A new report shows European small businesses that adopted digital technologies sooner and more aggressively during COVID-19 reported 80% better sales and hired more people than digitally skeptical businesses. Digitally Driven: Europe, a study commissioned by the Connected Commerce Council (3C) in conjunction with Google and Greenberg, of more than 5,000 European small businesses,…
New Research is First to Connect Small Business Digital Adoption, Revenue Growth and Hiring During Pandemic
Washington, DC — New research from the Connected Commerce Council and Greenberg, documents for the first time that early and intensive small business adoption of digital tools led directly to more revenue and more hiring during the COVID-19 pandemic. The report surveyed more than 2,000 small businesses nationwide. The data documents that those small businesses…
More Than 1,600 Small Businesses Urge Policymakers to Protect Access to Digital Tools
Washington, DC (Feb. 23): More than 1,600 small business owners and advocates today called on state and federal policymakers to support small business partnerships with digital platforms. As the House Antitrust Subcommittee begins hearings focused on digital platforms, small businesses worry that policymakers fail to recognize how important digital platforms are to small businesses. Throughout…
3C President: State AGs Lawsuit Against Google “Is Nuts”
WASHINGTON, DC (Dec. 17, 2020) — Connected Commerce Council (3C) President Jake Ward today issued a statement shortly after State Attorneys General filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google. “Small businesses are hurting, and instead of helping them, these Attorneys General are trying to force middlemen between small businesses and their customers. In every market, middlemen…
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