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Etsy’s 2021 Economic Impact Goals
Etsy’s 2021 Economic Impact Goals
Sellers on Etsy’s marketplace are small business owners, sole proprietors, and self-employed creative entrepreneurs that may individually…
Dinah Jean
Mar 25, 2021
Introducing the Etsy Uplift Initiative
Introducing the Etsy Uplift Initiative
Etsy is proud to serve as an on-ramp for entrepreneurship: anyone with a creative idea and $0.20 can open a shop, reach tens of millions of…
Dinah Jean
Sep 21, 2021
Etsy Joins EU Product Safety Pledge
Etsy Joins EU Product Safety Pledge
At Etsy, we understand a safe marketplace starts with our seller community making and selling safe products. That’s why we are excited to…
Althea Erickson
Mar 2, 2021
It’s time to reach a global agreement on digital taxation
It’s time to reach a global agreement on digital taxation
Etsy is proud to be a springboard to entrepreneurship for millions around the world. Empowering our sellers extends beyond the obvious…
Denny Price
Feb 16, 2021
Welcoming the Renowned Quilters of Gee’s Bend to the Etsy Community
Welcoming the Renowned Quilters of Gee’s Bend to the Etsy Community
Etsy has long functioned as an on-ramp to entrepreneurship, providing creators and artists a platform to turn creative passion into…
Althea Erickson
Feb 1, 2021
Advocating for Etsy Sellers in Upcoming EU Platform Regulation
Advocating for Etsy Sellers in Upcoming EU Platform Regulation
These days, it feels like everyone is discussing the impact technology companies have on society and the need for new regulations better…
Laura Blanco
Dec 2, 2020
A wolf in sheep’s clothing: California’s AB 3262 “Consumer Protection” bill will empower Amazon to…
A wolf in sheep’s clothing: California’s AB 3262 “Consumer Protection” bill will empower Amazon to…
This week, the California legislature is steamrolling forward to pass a bill that claims to be about product liability. The messaging…
Josh Silverman
Aug 25, 2020
Urging Congress to Help Our Most Vulnerable Businesses
Urging Congress to Help Our Most Vulnerable Businesses
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the United States and several regions are pausing or rolling back their plans for reopening…
Josh Silverman
Jul 22, 2020
Etsy, Airbnb, Eventbrite, Thumbtack and Upwork join together to call for COVID relief for the…
Etsy, Airbnb, Eventbrite, Thumbtack and Upwork join together to call for COVID relief for the…
Today, we’re proud to stand with Airbnb, Eventbrite, Thumbtack and Upwork, calling for Congress to pass targeted COVID relief for the…
Althea Erickson
May 6, 2020
Recognizing Everything Our Community Has Accomplished Together
Recognizing Everything Our Community Has Accomplished Together
During these challenging times, the Etsy community has come together to do amazing things.
Josh Silverman
May 4, 2020
COVID-19 Response: Call for EU & UK Coordinated Approach to Support the Self-Employed…
COVID-19 Response: Call for EU & UK Coordinated Approach to Support the Self-Employed…
Economic recovery packages should help Etsy sellers weather short and long-term threats of the pandemic
Josh Silverman
Mar 26, 2020
Urging Congress to Pass COVID-19 Relief for the Self-Employed
Urging Congress to Pass COVID-19 Relief for the Self-Employed
Taking a stand for immediate aid and critical support for microbusinesses and the self-employed
Josh Silverman
Mar 18, 2020
Etsy’s 2020 Economic Impact Goals
Etsy’s 2020 Economic Impact Goals
Making creative entrepreneurship a path to economic security and personal empowerment.
Hilary Young
Mar 12, 2020
Announcing the 2019 Maker Cities Grantees
Announcing the 2019 Maker Cities Grantees
We’re supporting five organizations in their efforts to foster inclusive local creative economies.
Althea Erickson
Oct 9, 2019
Investing in Etsy sellers’ financial security
Investing in Etsy sellers’ financial security
Etsy joins the BlackRock Emergency Savings Initiative
Althea Erickson
Oct 3, 2019
The D.C. Circuit just ruled on the net neutrality case. Now what?
The D.C. Circuit just ruled on the net neutrality case. Now what?
The fight to protect a free and open internet continues
Althea Erickson
Oct 2, 2019
Etsy sellers are at the Heart of International Trade
Etsy sellers are at the Heart of International Trade
Just before the August recess, the U.S. Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on the new trade agreement between the United States…
Ilyssa Meyer
Aug 26, 2019
Applications for the 2019 Maker Cities Grant Initiative Now Open
Applications for the 2019 Maker Cities Grant Initiative Now Open
We know that creative entrepreneurship is a powerful force, providing supplemental income and jobs to makers while helping to drive local…
Ilyssa Meyer
May 20, 2019
Small but Mighty: Etsy Sellers Go To Washington
Small but Mighty: Etsy Sellers Go To Washington
This is the month that we collectively honor the little guy — National Small Business Month. And while folks all across the country are…
Althea Erickson
May 17, 2019
Etsy Celebrates the Creative Entrepreneurs We Support Across the Globe
Etsy Celebrates the Creative Entrepreneurs We Support Across the Globe
Our Global Seller Census Report delivers new insights on Etsy sellers’ impact and experiences. Now, we’re taking this message to Congress!
Ilyssa Meyer
Apr 29, 2019
EU Etsy sellers mobilize in support of sensible platform regulations — and win!
EU Etsy sellers mobilize in support of sensible platform regulations — and win!
EU’s New “P2B” Rules Preserve a Fair and Trusted Business Environment For Etsy Sellers
Althea Erickson
Apr 4, 2019
Etsy Seller Shares Her Story with Congress
Etsy Seller Shares Her Story with Congress
When Etsy sellers speak, policymakers listen. That’s why we were so excited to be there as Etsy seller Afton Stout of MyDinosaurDreams…
Ilyssa Meyer
Mar 27, 2019
Etsy’s Economic Impact Goals
Etsy’s Economic Impact Goals
We have developed an impact strategy that reflects the positive economic, social, and environmental impact we want to have on the world…
Etsy Impact Team
Feb 28, 2019
Micro in size, mighty in impact: U.S. Etsy sellers are huge drivers of economic activity
Micro in size, mighty in impact: U.S. Etsy sellers are huge drivers of economic activity
Learn more about Etsy sellers in your community
Josh Silverman
Nov 8, 2018
Etsy supports new legislation that protects microbusinesses from burdensome online sales tax…
Etsy supports new legislation that protects microbusinesses from burdensome online sales tax…
Today, we submitted a letter to Representatives Sensenbrenner, Eshoo, Lofgren, and Duncan, thanking them for the introduction of a new bill…
Ilyssa Meyer
Oct 1, 2018
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