Economic Empowerment

Coalition to Back Black Businesses (CBBB) Announces Second Round of its Multi-Year Grant Program and Releases Annual Impact Report

February 2, 2022

Nearly 500 Black-owned businesses will receive a $5,000 grant each to support
their long-term success

12th Annual International Women's Day Forum: Business Powering Gender Equity

This two day event is hosted in partnership with the U.S. Department of State, join the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation for our 12th Annual International Women’s Day Forum on March 3-4, 2022, to discuss how businesses, nonprofits, and governments can seize this moment to reinvent and drive sustainable progress for women.

Brief: Everything Entrepreneurs Need to Know About Income Share Agreements

Center for Education and Workforce

January 19, 2022

If you’ve heard of an ISA, chances are, it was related to education. ISAs have been popular in the education space for about a decade, helping would-be students pay for programs, degrees, certifications, or bootcamps. However, ISAs have applicability well beyond learning. They’re an incredibly powerful tool that lets people use their future potential as collateral for capital.

U.S. Chamber Foundation's Hiring Our Heroes Designates Ohio as a Military Spouse Economic Empowerment Zone

Hiring Our Heroes

October 14, 2021

Ohio partners with businesses to tackle military spouse un- and underemployment

Economic Empowerment

Military Spouses

First Lady Jill Biden Speaks at Launch of Hiring Our Heroes Military Spouse Economic Empowerment Zone Focused on Remote Work

Hiring Our Heroes

September 16, 2021

As the leader in identifying and providing solutions to military spouse un- and under-employment, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Hiring Our Heroes has launched a new initiative focused on remote work opportunities.

Economic Empowerment

Military Spouses

Tips to Get Started on Creating an LGBT-Inclusive Workplace

Corporate Citizenship Center

June 22, 2021

Succeeding as a small business owner is more challenging than ever, especially during this unprecedented pandemic. It requires not only having a sound business plan, but the ability to attract and retain top talent who, in today’s marketplace, increasingly prefers to work for businesses with a clear commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I).

Wes Combs

Economic Empowerment

Helping Small Businesses Build More LGBT-Inclusive Workplaces

Corporate Citizenship Center

June 2, 2021

Businesses’ commitment to workplace inclusion is critical to addressing systemic inequalities and building communities that expand opportunity to all. That's why the U.S. Chamber Foundation created the LGBT Inclusion Hub for Small Businesses – an online platform for small business owners to find the resources and inspiration they need to build inclusive workplaces.

Wes Combs

Economic Empowerment

Incorporating Inclusion: LGBT Inclusion for Small Businesses

Does your small business aspire to be a leader in LGBT inclusion? Join the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation on Thursday, June 3, from 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. EDT, for a conversation on how small businesses can develop more LGBT-inclusive workplaces and make inclusion a core part of their cultures that extends beyond the Pride Month.

LGBT Inclusion in Small Businesses

Corporate Citizenship Center

May 20, 2021

As part of our Incorporating Inclusion initiative, which highlights what businesses need to engage in more LGBT-inclusive workplace practices and policies, this report dives deeper into what small businesses need to build inclusivity.

Corporate Citizenship

Economic Empowerment

Black-Owned Boutique Pivots in Creative Ways During COVID-19 Pandemic

Corporate Citizenship Center

March 30, 2021

The U.S. Chamber Foundation conducted a series of interviews featuring Coalition to Back Black Businesses (CBBB) grantees and their stories. We heard from Black small business owners on how the CBBB grant helped them, the impact of the pandemic on small businesses, and what Black business owners need during this challenging time.