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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This letter was sent to Chairman Chabot and Ranking Member Velazquez of the House Small Business Committee on March 13, 2018.
This letter was sent to all members of the House in support of H.R. 910, the "Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017" and H.R. 1312, the "Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act."
Seven in ten people are concerned Americans will not have the skills necessary to find and keep employment due to automation and innovation.
The Q1 Metlife & U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Index moved up more than three points to 66.3.
Quarterly Index has Highest Increase since Launch – Driven by Strongest National Economic Outlook on Record.
Bank regulation has curtailed the ability of community and regional banks to serve small businesses.
A coalition of businesses and trade associations, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, on February 15 delivered a letter to the entire...
One month after the most significant federal tax overhaul in more than 30 years, small business is feeling the love. And investing it back.
The U.S. Supreme Court on January 8 denied a petition for a writ of certiorari in a key case involving the issue of joint employment that observers of labor policy have been watching with interest. The court’s decision leaves in place a dubious ruling from the U.S.
America’s Infrastructure Summit: Time to Modernize
