eBay Main Street

Irrespective of where in the world we look, we find micro and small businesses leveraging an online platform business strategy to engage in commerce on a global scale.

The International Trade Centre (ITC) – an organization of the UN and WTO, and partner to eBay - has launched a survey to understand the challenges faced by SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) engaging in ecommerce, in particular cross-border trade.

EU Commission data reveals that women are still under-represented in the entrepreneurial arena. According to the Commission’s research, only 34% of Europe’s self-employed, and 30% of start-up entrepreneurs are female.

Earlier this month in Kobe, Japan, negotiators for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) gathered for the 17th round of the multi-nation trade agreement.

President Trump made his first Address to Congress, which will subsequently be called the State of the Union Address.

Speculation is beginning to swirl about various Republicans considering challenging Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow (D).

Wasn’t it former Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill who said “all politics is local”? It doesn’t get more local than Utah small businesses and eBay employees visiting the state capitol to talk about taxation!

Fox News released a national presidential approval poll (2/11-13; 1,103 US registered voters), which produced exactly the same President Trump favorability rating as Rasmussen Reports detected last week.

This week eBay's Kristen Foster addressed a joint initiative of the US Embassy in Singapore and Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs at a Third Country Training Program in Singapore.