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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- 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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Congress, business leaders, and entrepreneurs discuss digital trade as a tool to boost small business exports.
The increase in the MetLife & U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Index matches the largest increase in economic confidence since 2017.
This 3.1-point rebound follows a drop during the first three months of 2019 and marks the largest quarter-to-quarter increase in economic confidence in the history of the Index.
Statement for the record submitted by Ian MacLean, vice chair of the Small Business Council, regarding the May 22, 2019 House Committee on Small Business hearing on Immigration and the Small Business Workforce.
A 5% tariff would cost small businesses with less than 50 employees more than $800 million.
Donahue, a business leader in Louisiana, served previously as chairman from 2005-2006.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors today elected Maura W. Donahue, president of DonahueFavret Contractors Holding Company, as chairman. Donahue succeeds Tom Wilson, chairman and CEO of The Allstate Corporation.
On June 5, 2019, Thomas Sullivan, Vice President of Small Business Policy, sent a letter to Chairman Lankford, Chairman Rubio, Ranking Member Carper, and Ranking Member Cardin thanking them for hosting the May 22, 2019, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management Subcommittee joint hearing with the Senate Small Business & Entrepreneurship Committee on reauthorizing the Office of Advocacy at the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).
By: Thomas M. Sullivan and Bob Dagostino Our nation's aging, crumbling infrastructure has captured the spotlight in Washington. President Donald Trump met recently with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, with the three striking a commitment to move forward with a historic infrastructure bill. They are scheduled to reconvene on Wednesday to work through the details – most importantly, how to pay for it.
By: Laura Fredericks
