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: Optimism for 2025 Continues to GrowEvery 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.Learn 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.Learn 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.Learn More
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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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This letter was sent to the Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship, supporting the reauthorization of U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) programs.
This letter was sent to the U.S. House of Representatives, supporting three bills related to financial services and opposing one more.
Small business owners struggle to provide their employees with health insurance. About 8 in 10 are concerned about health care prices. Last year, President Donald Trump took steps to change that. His administration finalized a rule that would let small businesses band together and buy less expensive health plans. I own a small business here in Louisiana — DonahueFavret Contractors in Mandeville — and I know how beneficial such cost-saving measures can be. Unfortunately, the rule is tied up in court. That's disheartening.
The Senate need to act on the SECURE Act/RESA to take the first step toward increasing retirement security.
As online shopping grows in popularity, U.S. small businesses are finding unlimited growth potential in international markets.
What has led to renewed optimism among America’s small business owners? Smart pro-growth policies.
Let's spotlight some dad entrepreneurs out there working hard to run their businesses and take care of their families.
Congress, business leaders, and entrepreneurs discuss digital trade as a tool to boost small business exports.
The increase in the MetLife & U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Index matches the largest increase in economic confidence since 2017.
This 3.1-point rebound follows a drop during the first three months of 2019 and marks the largest quarter-to-quarter increase in economic confidence in the history of the Index.
