eBay’s Government Relations team connects European SME-sellers with key policy makers in Brussels and other European capitals. The purpose of these meetings is to allow SMEs to directly share their concerns about legislation impacting small businesses trading online.
Our mission is to regularly connect European sellers with policy makers to highlight the importance of SME-friendly policy. All seller participants are members of our 
Small Business Ambassador Network program, selected for their dedication to helping all Internet-enabled small businesses across the EU. These sellers take time away from their businesses and their families to travel to Brussels and other European capitals to meet with policy makers. eBay launched this highly effective program fifteen years ago and we have received consistent feedback from policy makers that these meetings are highly valuable.
Owner, PC Distribution | Italy
Pasquale Cassese was a 19-year-old computer enthusiast when he founded PC Distribution in 2007 to sell consumer electronics through eBay. The company has since grown to employ 30 people and sell 75,000 products annually. Pasquale has plans to expand his warehouse space and begin exporting.
Owner, NovaraMetalli | Italy
Enrico Di Gianfrancesco, owner of a distribution company specializing in fasteners, bolts, metal parts, and tools, began selling on eBay in 2008 when his daughter convinced him to open an online sales channel. eBay sales now represents 20% of his company’s turnover with an online catalogue of 3,200 products.
Owner, RDC Ricambi Auto
Valeria Fili quit her job to found RDC Ricambi Auto, an online business specializing in selling spare parts for cars, in 2006 because she wanted to manage her own business and control her time. Her eBay-enabled business now manages an inventory of nearly 80,000 products and employs seven people. Half of her turnover comes from exports.
On September 27th, 2019 eBay officially brought its highly successful Retail Revival program to Eastern Europe. This innovative program helps train local business owners to sell their unique inventory in a global marketplace, while strengthening ties with their local business community. Participants receive comprehensive ecommerce business training, one-on-one coaching and marketing support so they can introduce their unique inventory to eBay’s 182 million customers around the world.
Plovdiv, Bulgaria was chosen as eBay’s first Eastern European Retail Revival city with 50 local businesses chosen to join the ranks of this growing program. Many government officials were in attendance at the launch to show their support. This included members of the Bulgarian Ministry of Economics, National Agency of Small and Medium Enterprises Support, and the Plovdiv municipality. Also in attendance was Andrey Novakov, a Bulgarian Member of the European Parliament who flew from Brussels to formally welcome program participants. We are excited to help these local businesses grow as the eBay Retail Revival program continues to spread across Europe.