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.
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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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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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Statement for the record submitted by Ian MacLean, vice chair of the Small Business Council, regarding the May 22, 2019 House Committee on Small Business hearing on Immigration and the Small Business Workforce.
A 5% tariff would cost small businesses with less than 50 employees more than $800 million.
Donahue, a business leader in Louisiana, served previously as chairman from 2005-2006.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors today elected Maura W. Donahue, president of DonahueFavret Contractors Holding Company, as chairman. Donahue succeeds Tom Wilson, chairman and CEO of The Allstate Corporation.
On June 5, 2019, Thomas Sullivan, Vice President of Small Business Policy, sent a letter to Chairman Lankford, Chairman Rubio, Ranking Member Carper, and Ranking Member Cardin thanking them for hosting the May 22, 2019, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management Subcommittee joint hearing with the Senate Small Business & Entrepreneurship Committee on reauthorizing the Office of Advocacy at the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).
By: Thomas M. Sullivan and Bob Dagostino Our nation's aging, crumbling infrastructure has captured the spotlight in Washington. President Donald Trump met recently with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, with the three striking a commitment to move forward with a historic infrastructure bill. They are scheduled to reconvene on Wednesday to work through the details – most importantly, how to pay for it.
By: Laura Fredericks
We have a chance for our countries to set the rules of trade in the 21st century.
Frank Cullen, Vice President of U.S. Policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC), issued the following statement today about the introduction of the Copyright Alternative in Small Claims Enforcement Act (CASE Act).
At the U.S. Chamber, we believe in removing barriers that stand between Americans and affordable health coverage.
