On September 6 Campbell, California small business owner Richard Cooley submitted a letter to the editor to the San Jose Mercury News opposing claims that the playing field needs to be leveled when it comes to online retailers. His letter to the editor resulted from an opinion piece written by Hut Landon, executive director of the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association (NCIBA).
Looking for the latest news on Internet sales tax from your smartphone? Sending a letter to Congress from your iPad? These experiences will be much easier with the launch of our new mobile-friendly website.
Responsive design websites automatically adjust to your screen size, whether its a phone, tablet, laptop or desktop monitor, which makes the experience easier and smoother for you. In fact, over 20 percent of you already visit Main Street on your mobile devices today!
The International Trade Commission highlighted eBay Inc.’s work to enable the future of commerce through its Internet and mobile technologies in a recently released report on the state of digital trade. The first of a two-part report from the ITC, Digital Trade in the U.S. and Global Economies, Part 1 focuses on the growing role of digital trade and the barriers impeding small businesses from reaching new markets around the world.
House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Maryland) got an up close look at the future of commerce Friday during a visit to eBay Inc.'s headquarters in San Jose. Hoyer took a tour of the eBay Inc. Commerce Innovation Showcase with the company's Government Relations team, including Vice President & Deputy General Counsel for Government Relations Tod Cohen. Tod illustrated eBay Inc.'s vision of "Connected Commerce" and how the company is changing the way people shop online and in brick and mortar stores.
Senator Lee (R-UT) recently visited eBay’s Utah campus in Draper, UT, to meet with company executives and employees. During the visit, the Senator learned more about eBay’s evolving business and toured eBay’s new facility. He also took questions from eBay employees ranging from “What is Congress doing to help small businesses?” to “How do we become a more competitive country?”.
Kevin Hickey, CEO of Online Stores Inc., recently penned an op-ed explaining how burdensome and costly it would be for small businesses if the so-called Marketplace Fairness Act would pass and every state and jurisdiction would now have the ability to audit small businesses all across the country. In his op-ed, Mr. Hickey shares his own frustrating experience dealing with an audit from his own state of Pennsylvania and the time and money it cost his business.