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.
Small business policy expert
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From manufacturing to agriculture, business owners are coping with the changes to come. For small businesses, there are no winners.
More than $2.3 billion in Michigan exports are vulnerable due to the emerging trade war, leaving business owners paying the bill.
The Chamber applauds the administration for its new rule expanding Association Health Plans (AHPs).
The Metlife & U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Index moved up 2.4 points to 68.7 in Q2, hitting another record high.
The Q2 MetLife & U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Index (Index) released today recorded an overall score of 68.7, up 2.4 points from the Q1 score of 66.3, driven in part by the strongest local economic outlook on record, a firmer hiring environment, and a stronger backdrop for investing. Two out of every three small business owners are optimistic about their company and the small business environment in the United States.
As we celebrate the success of small business, let’s remove the barriers to their further growth and prosperity.
This letter was sent to the members of the U.S. House of Representatives in support of H.R. 1702, the “Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2018.”
Small businesses are the backbone of our economy and the cornerstone of the American dream. These risk-takers and dreamers spur growth, create jobs, and expand opportunities.
Finding qualified workers, rather than taxes, are small business owners’ most-pressing concern, an NFIB survey found.
A good piece of advice is don’t wait until 2019 to talk with your tax advisor or CPA about how you can benefit from tax reform.
