Modern commerce.
Modern rules.
The Center for Modern Commerce Policy turns the real experiences of e-commerce and omni-channel small businesses into policy change. We push to modernize the federal and state rules that weigh hardest on them, so entrepreneurs can launch, grow, and thrive.
As seen on Forbes: Executive Director Sarah Wells on building Modern Commerce.
A career in public policy, 14 years running a global e-commerce brand, and 100+ media interviews in the last year on the issues small businesses face.
Three priorities. All built from your stories.
A Seat at the Table
Small businesses counted in federal data and heard in the rooms where policy gets made.
Right-Sized Compliance
Simpler, modernized rules built for how small businesses sell today.
Resources Built for Growth
Access to capital and resources that fit today's businesses, with clear, early word on what is coming.
Digital-forward small businesses are why Modern Commerce exists.
Small business owners across the country tell us what is getting in their way. Their stories shape every comment we file and every meeting we take.
Sarah Wells has lived it for 14 years.
Founder of an omni-channel small business and two decades in national nonprofit policy work. She has testified before Congress, the FTC, and the U.S. Trade Representative.
Guided by a board of small business founders
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