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Unbox Real Happiness: 10 Tips to Give the Gift of Authenticity this Holiday Season
Shop Smart
Worldwide trade in counterfeit and fake goods amounts to more than $500 billion annually. With the holiday shopping season kicking off, here are some ways to #ShopSmart and avoid fake products.
Spotlight On: Small Business
Workforce
Department of Labor’s Independent Contractor Proposal Takes Aim at Broad Array of Sole ProprietorsThe Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division’s recently proposed regulation redefines how to classify employees and independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Here's what businesses across industries need to know.
By Marc Freedman
5 Reasons to Shop Small this Holiday Season
Article
Choosing to shop small is choosing to invest in your community. Shop at small businesses this holiday season—and beyond—to support local businesses in your neighborhood.
Growing Our Economy Via Trade
International
How U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Depend on Trade
By John G. Murphy
Infrastructure
Why Manufacturers Need a Bold Trade Agenda
By John G. Murphy
International
Why Services Are the New Frontier in TradeThe world is charging ahead in pursuit of new market-opening trade agreements, and the vast and often overlooked world of trade in services is drawing new attention.
By John G. Murphy
International
How America’s Small Businesses Benefit from Trade
By John G. Murphy
International
The Benefits of Trade for America
By John G. Murphy
Chamber OnDemand Highlights: Keeping Businesses Informed
Deep Dives on Workforce Data
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Nov 09, 2022Last week, the National Labor Relations Board released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would rescind a final rule adopted by the prior Board majority in April 2020.
Nov 07, 2022California’s AB 257 could radically change the way the franchise industry operates in the state and could ultimately price small business owners out of the market.
Nov 04, 2022Capturing the current state of the U.S. workforce.
Nov 04, 2022American farmers and ranchers depend on trade. With agricultural exports expected to reach nearly $200 billion in FY 2023, entering into new trade agreements should be a top priority.
Nov 03, 2022The Greater Houston Partnership and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce hosted an event with business leaders, policy makers, and small business owners on the benefits of technology for the economy and making government serve citizens better.
Nov 03, 2022The U.S. Chamber will send our largest-ever delegation to the COP 27 conference in Egypt this month to demonstrate the business community's commitment to combatting climate change.
Nov 01, 2022The Americas have an opportunity to build on our economic ties to drive sustainable growth and emerge from the pandemic as a more integrated and competitive economy.