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
Small Business Spotlight
U.S. Chamber Foundation Programs
Stand Up for Free Enterprise
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Showcase: Small Business Profiles
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U.S. Chamber members range from small businesses and chambers of commerce across the country to startups in fast-growing sectors, leading industry associations, and global corporations.
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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.
Events
- InternationalGlobal SummitLive Now12:00 PM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT1615 H Street, NW, Washington, DC 20062
- Health CareHealth Innovation Summit: Optimizing the Next Generation of CareTuesday, April 2908:00 AM EDT - 01:20 PM EDT1615 H Street, NW, Washington, DC 20062Learn More
- Small BusinessSmall Business Day 2025Thursday, May 0101:30 PM EDT - 05:00 PM EDT1615 H Street, NW, Washington, DC 20062Learn More
Latest Content
As online shopping grows in popularity, U.S. small businesses are finding unlimited growth potential in international markets.
What has led to renewed optimism among America’s small business owners? Smart pro-growth policies.
Let's spotlight some dad entrepreneurs out there working hard to run their businesses and take care of their families.
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.
