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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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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FAQs on the SBA's Payroll Protection Program for small businesses impacted by the coronavirus.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has created a guide to help small businesses, independent contractors, and gig economy workers prepare to file for a coronavirus relief loan under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
U.S. small businesses are pivoting their operations to produce all types of personal protective equipment amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The CARES Act is a step in the right direction and would keep American families and businesses afloat through the crisis.
This Key Vote Alert! letter was sent to the members of the United States Senate supporting S. 3548, the "Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act."
This Hill letter was sent to the Members of the United States Congress, on the "Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act."
This Hill Letter was sent to the members of the United States Senate, supporting Senate passage of H.R. 6201, the "Families First Coronavirus Response Act."
The Administration and Congress are in the process of providing meaningful support for employees in the form of paid sick and family leave and streamlined availability of unemployment benefits. The Chamber supports these efforts. Now, the Chamber calls on the Administration and Congress to take critical steps to support America’s employers during this period.
When Aisha Bowe started classes at Washtenaw Community College in Michigan she had planned to study international business, but a change of heart – inspired by her father’s decision to go back to school for electrical engineering – upended her trajectory. “He brought up this idea that maybe I could be an engineer, too,” says Bowe.
This Hill letter was sent to the Members of the United States Congress, on a legislative package intended to help American workers and their families weather the coronavirus pandemic.
