Small Business
Small businesses employ nearly half the entire American workforce and represent 43.5% of America’s GDP. As we have for over a century, the U.S. Chamber represents the full spectrum of the American business community. And like America, where most businesses are small businesses, the vast majority of our members—90%—are small businesses and state and local chambers of commerce.
How The Chamber Advocates for Small Business
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Your guide to shopping small on Small Business Saturday—and every day—to support and celebrate our nation’s small businesses this holiday season.
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The 2024 CO—100 Top Honorees offer their insights on the importance of free enterprise and economic growth.
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Learn about small businesses’ contributions to the economy and the unique challenges they face.
U.S. Chamber Foundation Programs
Stand Up for Free Enterprise
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Showcase: Small Business Profiles
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- Small Business Outlook: Confidence Continues to RiseEvery week the U.S. Chamber's Vice President of Small Business Policy Tom Sullivan summarizes the latest data and what it means for the health of America's small businesses.Read More
- How the 20% Pass-Through Deduction Impacts Businesses, Local EconomiesThe U.S. Chamber urges Congress to enact the “Main Street Tax Certainty Act,” which would make the 20% pass-through deduction permanent.Read More
- Small Business Owners Voice Their Optimism about AIA new survey from MetLife and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce finds small businesses feel AI could give them a competitive edge.Read More
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U.S. Chamber members range from small businesses and chambers of commerce across the country to startups in fast-growing sectors, leading industry associations, and global corporations.
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Our Work
The Chamber’s Small Business Council supports and fights for policies that keep Main Street businesses thriving and workforce vibrant. This includes advocating for a tax and regulatory environment that helps—not hurts—small business owners to create jobs and serve our communities and economy.
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce supports language included in the Further Continuing Appropriations and Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2025 which would delay the Corporate Transparency Act’s (CTA) year-endcompliance deadline for existing entities.
The top small businesses on the U.S. Chamber CO—100 list make for great places to finish holiday shopping and give a boost to their local communities.
The U.S. Chamber’s Prompt Pay Pledge asks large companies to commit to quicker payment for invoices to their small business suppliers.
Taxes and recordkeeping are the top regulatory compliance issues small businesses report spending time on. Confidence in revenue, investment, and hiring plans was strong across the board.
About half (51%) say compliance requirements make it harder for them to grow their business
This Key Vote Alert! letter was sent to the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives, supporting H.R. 7198, the "Prove It Act of 2024".
Catch up on the latest data and what it means for the health of America's small businesses and the national economy.
Employees at small firms are able to keep their flexibility thanks to court striking down U.S. Department of Labor's one-size-fits-all wage structure.
This Hill letter was sent to the Members of the United States Senate supporting S.4638, the "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025".
Unless and until an appellate court overrules or narrows the injunction, no small businesses are obligated to comply with the reporting requirements
