At eBay we’re fortunate to have customers who want to get involved. Whether interacting with a public official or the general public, nothing motivates people like a good personal story. Recently, we’ve had several Main Street members get involved in a variety of important causes:
As you have probably read, John Boehner recently decided to resign from his position as Speaker of the House of Representatives. Former Vice Presidential candidate and Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, Paul Ryan (R-WI/1), will be the new Speaker. This is a significant development in the sales tax fight, since the Speaker has the ability to control what legislation is considered on the floor. In fact, if not for Speaker Boehner’s decision to block the Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA) at the end of last year, it could be law today. Speaker Ryan’s position on the
Last month, the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) hosted a discussion in Washington, D.C. on the topic of diversity and inclusion in Silicon Valley. Over 500 attendees from federal agencies, non-profits, private companies, and HBCU presidents and all-star students attended the event. Kelly Minton, from the Office of the CIO (OCIO), represented eBay at the meetup, and shared eBay’s commitment to moving the needle in terms of diversity and inclusion.
Recently in honor of our 20th anniversary and our renewed focus on sellers that make eBay the great and vibrant marketplace that it is, eBay launched a brand new initiative that aims to help our sellers and SMBs grow and expand on eBay. Big Things Start Small features tips & tricks on growing your business as well as a number of seller success stories.
In early October, international trade officials announced the conclusion of negotiations into the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement, which would update rules impacting ecommerce exports in the Asia-Pacific region. Negotiating countries include: Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chili, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the United States, and Vietnam. Altogether, these nations represent 40% of the global GDP and roughly one-third trade across the globe.
eBay seller, Melissa Paz, with conference speaker, Nely Galan, founder of the Adelante Movement
Last week eBay seller and entrepreneur Melissa Paz, owner of Lazy Breeze Deals, and eBay’s very own Seller Evangelist Sarah Brubacher, inspired a crowd of nearly 250 Latina women in Salt Lake City at the Utah Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Women Business Leadership Conference. Sarah set the stage by introducing the “new eBay” and the power of connected commerce, and introduced Melissa who shared her personal eBay story.
Earlier this week, David London, eBay’s Head of Government Relations for the Americas, participated in a panel hosted by the Congressional Black Caucus titled “Cracking the Code: Getting a Job in Tech.” He was joined by leaders from Facebook, Google, Yelp and Clearly Innovative, to discuss the skills and tools required to land and retain work experience in the extremely competitive tech industry.