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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The U.S. Chamber launches a new digital platform designed specifically for ambitious, growth-minded business owners.
They shared some of the secrets to their success at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Series event in Houston, TX.
Future investment and hiring plans remain nearly stable, according to the MetLife & U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Index.
The costs of inaction for American businesses, workers, and families are piling up.
Small business owners express serious concerns about the quality of America’s infrastructure
There is an urgent need for greater focus on unlocking the full economic potential of black innovators and entrepreneurs.
NEW YORK – The U.S. Chamber of Commerce today announced the launch of CO–, a new digital platform to help business owners solve problems, break down barriers, and grow their companies. “At the U.S. Chamber, we believe in the fundamental role businesses and entrepreneurs play in creating opportunities for all Americans,” said Suzanne Clark, senior executive vice president at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. “We are launching CO– to help business owners succeed at every step along their path.”
By 2025, our nation’s failing infrastructure will have cost American businesses $7 trillion.
Small Businesses Priorities for the 116th Congress Thomas M. Sullivan Vice President, Small Business PolicyU.S. Chamber of Commerce Testimny: Committee on Small BusinessUnited States House of Representatives February 13, 2019
Deteriorating infrastructure hurts companies' bottom lines.
