eBay Inc.'s Head of Government Relations for the Americas Richard Nash described how the company is helping to launch the next generation of digital entrepreneurs during a recent speech to the Minority Media Telecommunications Council. Nash illustrated how platforms like eBay Marketplaces and PayPal are breaking down traditional barriers to commerce for many minority-owned businesses and creating a new era of inclusion for small entrepreneurs.

Last week, a group of eBay entrepreneurs traveled to Salt Lake City to meet with their state legislators to discuss the importance of protecting Utah small businesses from onerous Internet sales tax mandates.  Over the years, Utah legislators have introduced Internet sales tax proposals that would affect small Internet retailers and entrepreneurs.

As we begin a new year, the fight against the Marketplace Fairness Act wages on.  Proponents of the bill continue to laud the Marketplace Fairness Act as a necessary bill to “level the playing field.”  However, thousands of web-enabled small businesses across the nation know that this legislation would actually impose unfair costs and burdens on their business and employees, making for a very uncertain future.