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: 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.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 Hill letter was sent to the Members of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, on H.R. 3400, the "Small Businesses before Bureaucrats Act," and H.J.Res.98 / S.J.Res.49, a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to nullify the NLRB’s Final Rule on Joint-Employer Status.
This Hill letter was sent to the House Oversight Committee's Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence, for the hearing, "From Festive Cheer to Retail Fear: Addressing Organized Retail Crime."
Small businesses’ views on the health of their own business remain positive.
Tom McMahon, owner of Urban Dwell in Washington, D.C., shares why support during the holiday season is important for his small business and the community.
Members of the Chamber’s Small Business Council traveled from across the country to meet with lawmakers in the nation’s capital. Here’s what they had to say about some of the country’s most pressing issues.
Start off holiday shopping season with the U.S. Chamber's Small Business Saturday Shopping Guide!
The Chamber is providing detail about the possible length of a shutdown and the implications for the business community and the economy so our members can prepare accordingly.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s America’s Top Small Business Awards draw record participation from top small businesses across the country. The Michigan music store embodies the innovation, resilience, and growth mindset of American entrepreneurship.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Suzanne P. Clark delivered the opening address at America's Top Small Business Summit on Oct. 19, 2023.
The U.S. Chamber's annual summit and award recognizes entrepreneurs and honors America's Top Small Businesses.
