Business Forward Webinar: Make the Most of Small Business Saturday

On Friday, November 7th at 12:30pm EST, Business Forward will host a webinar entitled “Make the Most of Small Business Saturday”, featuring Maria Contreras-Sweet, Administrator for the Small Business Administration.
International Trade Administration to host Webinar on Exporting to Canada

On November 12th, the International Trade Administration will be hosting a webinar entitled “Exporting to Canada: Where Do We Begin?”.
Juncker Commission to Embrace the Internet Opportunity

eBay Inc. welcomes the new European Commission, led by President Jean-Claude Juncker, which took office this week.
National Taxpayers Union: Proposed Internet Sales Tax Could Cost Taxpayers $340 Billion

Last week, the National Taxpayers Union (NTU) released a study that found, if passed, the Marketplace Fairness Act would cost American taxpayers $340 billion in new sales taxes in 2015.
OK Small Business Owner Speaks Out Against Senate Passed Marketplace Fairness Act

Andy Logan, an Internet enabled small business owner in Stillwater, Oklahoma, published an opinion piece in the Stillwater News Press that argued federal Internet sales tax legislation would impose tax collection burdens that would threaten his ability to stay in business.
PayPal Turkey Launches TEPAV Research on Cross Border Trade

Last week, PayPal Turkey, along with the Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV) announced research into the economic opportunities of cross border trade for Turkish small merchants and the Turkish economy.
eBay Inc.’s Melin: Promoting Small Business Utilisation of Market Access under the Mega-Regionals

eBay Inc.’s Director of Global Public Policy and Head of eBay Inc. Public Policy Lab for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Hanne Melin partnered with Dan Ciuriak, Director and Principal at Ciuriak Consulting Inc., and penned a blog post entitled “Promoting Small Business Utilisation of Market Access under the Mega-Regionals”.
Taiwan eBay Sellers Export to the World

Taiwan’s eBay commercial exporters sell to an average to 48 countries, one of the highest in the world, revealed in a report released this week in Taipei (October 28) titled Commerce 3.0: Enabling Taiwanese Entrepreneurs.
Americans for Prosperity Call on Congress to not pass Internet Sales Tax Bill in Lame Duck

Christine Hanson, national issue campaign manager for Americans for Prosperity, published an op-ed that urged Congress to pass legislation that extends the ban on Internet access taxes without attaching an Internet sales tax to the measure.
Obenshain: Lessons from a Hidden Tax Increase

Mark Obenshain (R), who represents District 26 in the Senate of Virginia, recently published an article in Times Dispatch arguing that Virginia should not have tied funding for a transportation bill to potential revenue of the Marketplace Fairness Act.