Free Enterprise
The American system of free enterprise has enabled our country to build the most innovative, dynamic, and resilient economy in the world.
The American free enterprise story is a story of opportunity. It’s a story of collective hope and optimism. And more than a story, it’s a lived reality that has improved life across America and inspired people around the world. The miracle of the free enterprise system is that it lets businesses respond — to consumers, to the moment — and solve problems, improve lives, and create opportunities and jobs.
Free Enterprise Exchange: A Series
- Is Regulation Killing American Innovation?Kent Lassman, CEO of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, discuss how overregulation is harming business innovation and the American economy with the Chamber's Neil Bradley. Watch
- How Does Free Trade Improve Living Standards?"There is a strong relationship between economic freedom and not just economic prosperity and higher living standards...but also health and happiness," the Cato Institute's Scott Lincicome says.Watch
- Populism and the American DreamNorbert Michel of the Cato Institute discusses 'Crushing Capitalism,' which he wrote as a reminder that the reason Americans are so well off is due to the free enterprise system. Watch
- Why is Industrial Policy So Prone to Fail?“We should trust people and businesses, not someone behind a desk in Washington, to decide what jobs matter and how to build prosperity,” Michael Strain of the American Enterprise Institute says.Watch
Free Enterprise at Work
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All Business is Local
State of American Business 2025
"Our mission to advance and protect the free enterprise system endures today, so we remain a nation where our brightest days are always ahead, and so all across the country, the next generation of local businesses can continue to solve problems, serve people, and strengthen society," Chamber President and CEO Suzanne P. Clark said.
Free Enterprise In Depth
- Improving Government
The Growth and Opportunity Imperative for AmericaThe U.S. Chamber believes America needs a national priority for growth, driven by people through innovation and productivity and fostered through sound public policy. That's why we are outlining policies that will help us reach the goal of 3% annual real economic growth.
By Neil Bradley
- Small Business
A Majority of Small Businesses Say Regulations Hinder Growth
By Thaddeus Swanek - Economy
Why Business Is Thriving in North Texas
By Sean Ludwig
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