This week, Small Business Administrator, Maria Contreras-Sweet released a video discussing the importance of Small Business Saturday to our nation’s economy and encouraging Americans to Shop Small this holiday season. Small Business Saturday was founded in 2010, and it is a day set aside to encourage people to shop at small businesses on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. The single day has grown into a powerful movement, and more people are taking part than ever before. This year, the big day is Nov 29. eBay Inc.

Today, Saturday, November 29th, is Small Business Saturday. Small Business Saturday is a day for Americans to celebrate and support the small businesses in our communities. It is also a day to support your local tech-enabled small businesses. Did you know that we have Main Street Members all across the country? Below are 4 small tech-enabled businesses in a neighborhood near you!

Please join us this holiday season and SHOP SMALL!

Steve Douge, Hardware Sales Inc. from Ferndale, WA

eBay Inc.’s Government Relations team would like to wish you and your family a very Happy Thanksgiving! We are so thankful that you are eBay Main Street Members and we appreciate your support!

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Business Forward, a D.C. based trade association, is hosting a conference call on Wednesday, December 3^rd with U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman to discuss the President’s international trade agenda, including Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) and trade agreements with Asia-Pacific countries and the European Union. The call will be an opportunity to discuss the impact trade has on the U.S. economy and your business.  

Stan Carson small business owner in Wenatchee, Washington, recently penned a letter to the editor of the Seattle Times highlighting why the Marketplace Fairness Act requires closer consideration. “Paying taxes to other states is unfair because I do not receive any of the benefits of having a business in that state, such as schools, transportation, police and other public services”, wrote Carson. “Further

Last week, the Wall Street Journal published a letter from Ann Whitley Wood, owner of Willow-Wear, a small tech-enabled businesses based in Texas. In her letter, Wood expressed her concern with the Internet sales tax proposal, called the Marketplace Fairness Act.

eBay Inc. was pleased to host an engaged delegation of Polish government officials and business executives, in town for US-Poland Innovation Week, at headquarters last week. The group of 28 experienced the company’s new and emerging technologies during a tour of eBay Inc.’s Innovation Showcase and participated in a discussion about how cross-border trade enabled through eBay Inc. platforms is helping Polish businesses of all sizes succeed locally and globally.