Blog

March 28, 2017

EQCA Logo

eBay GR Sponsors Equality California Equality Awards 2017 in Sacramento

eBay employees and members of eBay’s “communities of inclusion” group, United in Pride, joined eBay GR and Equality California (EQCA) to celebrate equality champions in California: Speaker Anthony Rendon, Assemblyman Evan Low, and Alice Kessler, EQCA’s legislative counsel.
USA
Read article

March 23, 2017

eBay Community Opposes Higher Shipping Costs

As eBay and its seller community know, we need a strong, stable postal system to power ecommerce. Affordable and efficient shipping options are critical for eBay sellers to remain competitive.
USA
Read article

March 23, 2017

Internet Commerce Threat Spreads Across The States

State legislatures across the country are threatening Internet commerce, especially for small businesses, artisans and consumer sellers, through legislation that will impose tax burdens on even the most casual sellers and online marketplaces.
USA
Read article

March 22, 2017

BIPAC

Nelson leads Scott In FL Polls and GA 6th Has a Clear Favorite in Ossof

The election cycle's third public poll of Florida's 2018 US Senate race reached the public domain this week and Cherry Communications (CC), polling for the state Chamber of Commerce (3/6-14; 600 FL registered voters), already finds consistent results with the previously conducted surveys.
USA
Read article

March 21, 2017

OECD Website Features eBay Research

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) new Development Matters website recently featured an article by Hanne Melin, eBay Director of Global Public Policy, titled, “The Online Platform, Trade, MSMEs and Women: Lessons from eBay towards user-driven economic empowerment”.
Global
Read article

March 17, 2017

eBay Sellers Visit Albany to Oppose Harmful Internet Sales Tax

Last week, eBay’s Government Relations Team, along with five eBay-enabled small business owners, descended upon the New York State Capitol in Albany to advocate in opposition to a marketplace Internet sales tax proposal in Governor Cuomo’s budget.
USA
Read article

March 16, 2017

OECD logo

The Online Platform, Trade, MSMEs and Women: Lessons from eBay towards user-driven economic empowerment

Irrespective of where in the world we look, we find micro and small businesses leveraging an online platform business strategy to engage in commerce on a global scale.
Global
Read article

March 14, 2017

International Trade Center Logo

Take the SME Ecommerce Competitiveness Survey

The International Trade Centre (ITC) – an organization of the UN and WTO, and partner to eBay - has launched a survey to understand the challenges faced by SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) engaging in ecommerce, in particular cross-border trade.
Global
Read article

March 8, 2017

BIPAC Election Insights - Nelson Polling Ahead of Scott in Florida; Crowded Field for Governor of Minnesota
USA
Read article

March 8, 2017

How ecommerce can help female representation in Europe’s entrepreneurial arena

EU Commission data reveals that women are still under-represented in the entrepreneurial arena. According to the Commission’s research, only 34% of Europe’s self-employed, and 30% of start-up entrepreneurs are female.
Read article

Pages