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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- 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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By 2025, our nation’s failing infrastructure will have cost American businesses $7 trillion.
Small Businesses Priorities for the 116th Congress Thomas M. Sullivan Vice President, Small Business PolicyU.S. Chamber of Commerce Testimny: Committee on Small BusinessUnited States House of Representatives February 13, 2019
Deteriorating infrastructure hurts companies' bottom lines.
February 5, 2019 The Honorable Nydia Velazquez The Honorable Steve Chabot Chairwoman Ranking Member Committee on Small Business Committee on Small Business U.S. House of Representatives U.S. House of Representatives
January 8, 2019 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: On behalf of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Council, the Chamber supports seven bills that are scheduled for consideration by the House that would promote small business growth and development: H.R. 116, the “Investing in Main Street Act,” which would help small businesses access the capital they need to start and grow.
By: Thomas Sullivan and Melissa Bercier
The Q4 MetLife & U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Index is at 69.3.
In today’s economy, talent is king. Yet, for American small businesses—our largest job creators—talent is anything but abundant. Many small businesses are hard pressed to commit the time to engage education and workforce partners for good reason. For one, they have little time, resources, or bandwidth to commit to efforts outside of their core business. The bureaucracy of our education and workforce systems can seem impenetrable and certainly not user-friendly to a small business.
The Q4 MetLife & U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Index (Index) released today recorded an overall score of 69.3, indicating a pause in the upward trend of the Index. The fourth quarter score is down less than one-half a point from the third quarter’s record high of 69.7, still reflecting general optimism from the small business community.
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