Small Business Policy
The Small Business Policy team formulates small business policy and assists small business members in creating effective grassroots actions and strategies on legislative, regulatory and international initiatives.
The Small Business Policy team manages the Small Business Council, the U.S. Chamber’s principal policy committee and action group representing the issues of concern to small business. In addition to formulating small business policy, the council assists in creating strategies on legislative, regulatory and international initiatives. The group is able to bring to the Chamber’s Board of Directors attention issues they regard as important or comment on the small business impact of policy being formulated by other Chamber standing policy committees.
The U.S. Chamber urges Congress to enact the “Main Street Tax Certainty Act,” which would make the 20% pass-through deduction permanent.
Make a commitment to help small business suppliers and vendors manage their capital and improve cash flow.
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According to new data from the U.S. Chamber, over half of small retailers say they have experienced theft and 50% say retail theft has become worse over the past year.
Small Business Index score drops most since the start of the pandemic; 7 in 10 say worst is yet to come
Finalists chosen from a record 3,000+ applicants; will be recognized during annual small business event and awards ceremony
Small business owners across the nation say the effects of inflation are hitting the service industry hard.
Small businesses that utilize technology platforms are outperforming their peers and are more optimistic about the future.
Additional taxes cut into a small business’s needed cash reserves—the No. 1 source of funding for small businesses and entrepreneurs during challenging times.
As the nation endures an ongoing supply chain crisis, the situation has become much direr thanks to a disastrous California law.
This Coalition letter was sent by the Associated General Contractors, opposing a potential expansion of the 3.8 percent Net Investment Income Tax (NIIT) to include the incomes of S corporations and partnerships where the owners actively manage the business. This increase would specifically target small and family-owned Main Street businesses.
Testimony by U.S. Chamber Vice President of Small Business Policy Tom Sullivan before the International Council for Small Business World Congress on July 6, 2022.
The MetLife and U.S. Chamber Small Business Index celebrates five years this quarter, Q2 2022. We take a look at its highs and lows, major trends, and what the future holds for small businesses.
