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U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Suzanne P. Clark delivered a speech Thursday on the “State of American Business” which highlighted the native influence of companies and the significance of small companies.
Small companies are accountable for using practically half of the American workforce and driving about 43.5% of the U.S. gross home product (GDP), in accordance with a Chamber report revealed final yr. Clark’s speech emphasised the significance of small companies – together with these like franchises that some may not think about small companies – to native economies.
“The State of American Business is local because businesses serve people where they are. And if you think about it, that makes all business local,” Clark defined. “That’s true, of course, of the small businesses that line Main Streets and the locally headquartered businesses that employ hundreds, or even thousands, of people in a community and drive its economic ecosystem.”
“It’s also true of the national chain restaurant where you had your first job. The tech company that produces the equipment and the internet service provider that together enable you to work from your kitchen table or your home office. The energy producers that power your vehicles so you can drive across town. The institutions that provide financing so you can start a business in your basement,” Clark stated.
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Suzanne Clark touted the significance of small companies and the native influence of all companies in her speech. (David Kawai/Bloomberg through Getty Photographs / Getty Photographs)
“Wherever a company, a service, a product, or a solution originates, its impact is always local. Because local is where we live our lives,” she added.
The Chamber’s president and CEO additionally mentioned the significance of world commerce to small, native companies, in addition to the U.S. economic system at massive.
“To boost economic growth, America must participate in the global economy,” Clark stated. “There are opportunities to boost trade, which already supports 40 million U.S. jobs and makes the goods and services we all need more affordable to expand exports and help small businesses reach global markets and to welcome imports that increase consumer choice and keep prices low.”
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Small companies make use of practically half of American staff, a Chamber of Commerce report famous final yr. (Lane Turner/The Boston Globe through Getty Photographs / Getty Photographs)
Clark delivered her speech in Dallas, Texas, and famous that the Dallas-Fort Value Metroplex shares some commonalities with different economically vibrant areas within the nation.
Amongst these traits are a various industrial base, low unemployment and a deep pool of expertise, in addition to “a healthy mix of small businesses – serving and enriching their communities, and big businesses – bringing jobs, economic activity, and tax revenue,” plus infrastructure, entry to world markets and an innovation ecosystem.
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Clark delivered her speech from Dallas, Texas, and famous the attributes which have made the Dallas-Fort Value Metroplex an financial powerhouse. ( Kirby Lee/Getty Photographs / Getty Photographs)
She went on to notice that whereas many communities aren’t experiencing that stage of progress, the U.S. ought to try to make sure that communities aren’t left behind economically and that doing so will depend on guaranteeing there are situations favorable for commerce.
“We all know there are too many places, too many communities, that don’t feel the energy, that don’t see the growth,” Clark stated. “We must be a nation where local communities aren’t left behind. Where there are no food deserts, where crime doesn’t crowd out commerce, where private investment is welcome, where young people want to stay and return and build businesses and careers, where people can get ahead and provide for their families.”
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“Not every community can, should, or wants to be the next booming metropolis, but they all want the economic opportunity that provides the quality of life and promise of opportunity that all Americans desire,” she added.
