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.
Catch up on the latest data and what it means for the health of America's small businesses and the national economy.
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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Women-owned small businesses have been more heavily impacted by the coronavirus pandemic than male-owned small businesses, and they are less likely to anticipate a strong recovery in the year ahead, new data show.
This Coalition letter was sent to Congressional leadership and to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, on the President's Executive Order Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations.
Congress and the White House need to come together on a path that supports families without creating the uncertainty of a big tax surprise.
More minority-owned businesses fear permanent closure, struggling to secure loans Belief that minority small businesses face greater challenges sees sharp increase
This Hill letter was sent to the Members of the United States Congress and to the President of the United States, on the unemployment insurance benefit.
Our small business impact poll with MetLife sheds more light on the state of the American business community amid the pandemic.
This Coalition letter was sent to the Members of the United States Congress, on legislation related to liability protections for businesses relating to the coronavirus pandemic.
The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on America’s small businesses. The U.S. Chamber has been fighting for legislation to support small businesses for months, but more must be done to ensure they can weather the pandemic and continue to reopen and rebuild.
Technology is a critical asset for small businesses, especially amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Here's why:
Across the country, more small businesses report reopening and have cautious optimism about the future despite concerns about a resurgence of the coronavirus according to the latest MetLife & U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Coronavirus Impact Poll.
