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Ken Gaitano

About Ken Gaitano …

Ken Gaitano is a Filipino-born entrepreneur with a passion for sneakers and online selling. Born and raised in the
Philippines, Ken obtained his Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, specializing in Entrepreneurship. In 2013,
he made the life-changing decision to move to the United States, where he married his girlfriend, Jacy. Ken stumbled
upon the Hustler Hacks YouTube channel and discovered a fascinating opportunity to turn his love for shoes into a
thriving business on eBay. He founded Pursuing Passion LLC in 2017 and has since achieved remarkable success

Ajay Mirchandani

About Ajay Mirchandani …

Ajay Mirchandani, owner of Bleacher Bum Collective, started his business as a brick-and-mortar store selling video games, posters and promotional items. In the early 2000’s he began experimenting with selling his extra product on eBay and was extremely attracted to the idea of e-commerce. He credits his long-term success on eBay from initially having a surplus of posters for a popular video game and seeing a massive profit return and sales across Canada and the United States. Ajay found popular video games and sold merchandise.

While the pandemic impacted people across the US from every walk of life and segment of society, from early on it became clear that women were disproportionately impacted economically and socially. This report explores how selling on eBay, whether to run or build a small business, or just as an individual to earn extra income, proved helpful to women during the pandemic. It allowed women to earn income, support their family or small businesses, and work flexibly and safely from home at a time when many were burdened by increased household and childcare responsibilities.

This report explores how independent small businesses and entrepreneurs across America were able to turn to eBay’s online marketplace during the initial months of the pandemic and use ecommerce to connect with consumers across the country and around the world. eBay helped small businesses, both existing and new to online commerce, meet growing consumer ecommerce demand and compensate for oftentimes declining local, in-store traffic. The report also provides insights into the trade and growth of eBay-enabled small businesses across the United States prior to the pandemic.

This in-depth report explores how independent small businesses and entrepreneurs, based in California, were able to quickly turn to eBay’s digital marketplace during the pandemic and increase their focus on remote retail to connect with consumers across America and around the world. eBay helped small businesses, both existing and new to online, meet growing consumer ecommerce demand, and help compensate for oftentimes declining local retail demand. The report also provides insights into the trade and growth of eBay-enabled small businesses across California and the United States prior to the pandemic.

eBay is harnessing technology to empower independent small businesses and entrepreneurs to engage in expansive commerce, often on a global scale. This report explores the unprecedented trade success of women-owned small businesses and entrepreneurs in the United States on eBay. 

Read eBay’s Louisiana Small Online Business Inclusive Growth Report to gain insights into the trade and growth of eBay-enabled small businesses in Louisiana and the US. The report includes an analysis of new enterprise formation on eBay compared to the traditional economy across Louisiana’s 64 parishes based on their economic vitality from 2011 to 2016.

Read eBay’s Texas Small Online Business Inclusive Growth Report to gain insights into the trade and growth of eBay-enabled small businesses in Texas and the US. The report includes an analysis of new enterprise formation on eBay compared to the traditional economy across 252 counties in Texas based on their economic vitality from 2011 to 2015.

Read eBay’s Florida Small Online Business Inclusive Growth Report to gain insights into the trade and growth of eBay-enabled small businesses in Florida and the US. The report includes an analysis of new enterprise formation on eBay compared to the traditional economy across Florida’s 67 counties based on their economic vitality from 2011 to 2015.

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