Small Business Policy
The Small Business Policy team formulates small business policy and assists small business members in creating effective grassroots actions and strategies on legislative, regulatory and international initiatives.
The Small Business Policy team manages the Small Business Council, the U.S. Chamber’s principal policy committee and action group representing the issues of concern to small business. In addition to formulating small business policy, the council assists in creating strategies on legislative, regulatory and international initiatives. The group is able to bring to the Chamber’s Board of Directors attention issues they regard as important or comment on the small business impact of policy being formulated by other Chamber standing policy committees.
Catch up on the latest data and what it means for the health of America's small businesses.
The U.S. Chamber urges Congress to enact the “Main Street Tax Certainty Act,” which would make the 20% pass-through deduction permanent.
Make a commitment to help small business suppliers and vendors manage their capital and improve cash flow.
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Small businesses in South are most likely to report good local economy
Small businesses in West are more conservative when looking towards future
Small businesses anticipate the worst of the pandemic is still ahead and half (50%) of small businesses see their operations continuing for a year or less in the current business climate before having to permanently close according to a new poll taken October 30 – November 10 and released today by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and MetLife.
Small Business Council Chair, Ian MacLean, and Small Business Council Vice Chair, Natalie Kaddas, pen OpEd on the need for Congress to pass small business relief stimulus legislation. Published on CNN.com.
Maxine Turner, founder of Salt Lake City catering company Cuisine Unlimited, breaks down the cost of Congress' inaction on pandemic relief.
Small Business Council member, Jeff Good, interview on CNN Newsroom about the need for Congress to pass a stimulus.
A coalition letter consisting of leading business & policy groups urging Congress to immediately renew the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to help small businesses survive and design a long-term loan program to support a bottom-up recovery.
Massive small business coalition asks Congress to reverse IRS ruling that penalizes PPP borrowers
Learn about state and federal emergency loan programs and other support for small businesses struggling from the effects of the pandemic.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Chamber of Commerce strongly supports the bipartisan group of lawmakers who have put forward a new pandemic relief package to be passed by the end of the year. The following statement can be attributed to Executive Vice President and Chief Policy Officer Neil Bradley.