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
Small Business Spotlight
U.S. Chamber Foundation Programs
Stand Up for Free Enterprise
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Showcase: Small Business Profiles
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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.
Events
- Small BusinessC-Suite to Main Street: The Power of Failure in Building Business SuccessThursday, April 0312:00 PM EDT - 12:30 PM EDTVirtualLearn More
- EnergyCritical Minerals SummitWednesday, April 0909:00 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT1615 H Street, NW, Washington, DC 20062Learn More
- Intellectual PropertyGlobal IP SummitWednesday, April 0911:00 AM EDT - 04:00 PM EDTVirtualLearn More
Latest Content
Lillian Werbin, whose Elderly Instruments won America’s Top Small Business 2023, reflects on the path to success and giving back.
With tax filing season starting today, it is imperative that Congress act now to avoid further negative impacts to American businesses.
Owners TJ and Hadley Douglas were named America's Top Small Business in 2021 and sit on the Chamber's Small Business Council. The expansion builds on their mission to make the wine industry more accessible.
Discover how one entrepreneur leveraged the franchising business model to build a national business and inspire entrepreneurial spirit in others.
Elderly Instruments CEO and Co-Owner Lillian Werbin opened State of America Business 2024. Learn more about the business.
Startups and small and medium sized businesses are essential to tackling climate solutions, and the U.S. Chamber helped ensure they were part of the conversation at COP28.
A possible economic slowdown would be mitigated by the ongoing worker shortage.
Bitty & Beau’s now has 20 franchises across the nation and is a reminder of why it’s important to shop at small businesses during the holiday season.
Congress urgently needs to enact legislation addressing three key business tax provisions
The Q4 2023 Small Business Index fell on a worsening view of the economy, but small business owners remain positive on the health of their own business.
