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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The 2024 honorees for the CO—100, an exclusive list of the 100 best and brightest small and mid-sized businesses, have been announced.
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Technology helps small businesses operate and compete. This report outlines the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI), concerns about regulatory impacts, and the need for education on the benefits of AI.
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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: Economy, Tax Are Highest Election PrioritiesEvery 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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Over one million small businesses would see their tax bills increase significantly with a corporate income tax raise.
Here is what the business community wants to hear from President Biden in his speech marking his first 100 days in office.
Little Sesame pulled through the pandemic thanks to fast changes to its operations, and prioritizing sustainability and community service.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Chamber of Commerce Vice President of Small Business Policy, Tom Sullivan released the following statement in response to President Biden’s revisions to the tax credit to compensate small businesses for providing paid time off for vaccines.
This Hill letter was sent to the Members of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, on the Nomination of Dilawar Syed to be Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration.
Throughout the pandemic the Chamber has been on the side of small business and will continue to be there moving forward.
Here’s what you need to know about the process, the expected timelines, and what it means for you.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce applauds the Senate for its passage of the Paycheck Protection Program Extension Act.
This Hill letter was sent to the Members of the United States Senate on H.R. 1799, the "PPP Extension Act."
The Q1 2021 MetLife and U.S. Chamber Small Business Index shows that COVID-19 vaccines are lifting spirits for small businesses.
