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Four years ago, Hyacinth Tucker launched Laundrybasketdelivery, a Bowie, Maryland-based business offering full-service laundry pickup, cleaning, and delivery across the Washington, DC metropolitan area.

Today, The Laundry Basket washes nearly 7,000 pounds of laundry each month for busy individuals and families, as well as for gyms, spas, medical practices, and government facilities throughout the region.

Digital tools helped fuel that growth. Personalized discounts help Hyacinth reach new customers, reward loyal ones, and keep her business growing.

But a new Maryland law could make those discounts harder to offer by requiring warning labels alongside certain digital promotions — a change Hyacinth worries could confuse customers and undermine trust.

“We use personalized discounts to bring in customers and build loyalty,” Hyacinth says. “I’m concerned that these new requirements could make that harder, slowing our growth and hindering our success.”

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Maryland Laundry Business Helps Busy Families Across the DC Area - Connected Commerce Council Five years ago, Hyacinth Tucker earned $20 helping a friend with her family’s laundry. Word of her services quickly spread among friends and neighbors, and within months she had a steady stream of customers. Realizing she’d tapped into a major need, Hyacinth in 2022 launched The Laundry Basket, ...

🇺🇸For 250 years, America’s small businesses have adapted, innovated, and powered our economy forward.

From Neirs Tavern using digital ads to reach new customers, to Merz Apothecary selling nationwide through e-commerce, to Maine Fly Company using AI to grow faster, today’s entrepreneurs are building on that legacy in new ways.

Read how Neir’s Tavern, Merz Apothecary, and Maine Fly Company are carrying that legacy into the future ⤵️

250 Years of American Small Business Innovation - Connected Commerce Council As Calvin Coolidge famously said, “the business of America is business.” For 250 years, American small businesses have offered innovative products and services, created jobs and opportunities, and helped keep America’s communities and economy strong. Today, digital tools empower them to reach ...

Today, California lawmakers are holding a hearing on the COMPETE Act (AB 1776).

California is already a tough place to build and grow a small business. This bill would make it tougher.

In a new op-ed, UC Davis professor Hemant Bhargava warns that AB 1776 would dramatically expand California antitrust law — making it much easier for businesses to sue one another over common competitive practices like offering discounts, integrating services, or choosing business partners.

For small businesses, that could mean more uncertainty around the digital tools and integrated services they use every day to reach customers, save time, and grow.
Lawmakers should scrap AB 1776.

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Poorly crafted antitrust reforms are the last thing California needs | Opinion “A radical new antitrust bill is likely to depress business investment and discourage startup formation.”