As the leading provider of essential internet infrastructure for commerce, offering trusted tools to start, grow, market, and manage a retail business of any size, Shopify strives to support and partner with organizations that directly help small businesses and open channels to opportunities. As a Shopify merchant, you likely know that in some instances, running a small business requires interaction with the government. At Shopify, we believe the government should provide tools and services to small businesses to make their necessary interactions as quick and easy as possible. Robust online government tools and guidance for entrepreneurs on tax, permitting, and licensing requirements, for example, allow entrepreneurs to spend more time and effort building their businesses.
Shopify believes that entrepreneurship can be practiced anywhere and everywhere, and that everyone should have the ability to participate in commerce. We hope our merchants will use this page as a resource to learn how Shopify is working with state and federal governments to ensure our merchants are supported to succeed by supporting digitization, improving efficiency and opening new doors to commerce and export growth.