OUR WORK
LOCAL BUSINESS LEADERS ARE AMONG THE MOST TRUSTED VOICES IN AMERICA.
With the help of more than 60 of America’s largest and most respected companies, Business Forward has helped more than 300,000 local business leaders make the “business case” for policies that support their bottom line, employees, customers, and America’s economic competitiveness.
Our leaders brief policymakers, work with local media, publish op-eds, submit testimony, and advocate online. We also promote their recommendations through issue briefs, survey reports, training manuals, podcasts, and social media. More than 1,250 mayors, governors, members of Congress, and senior Administration officials have participated in our briefings, including three presidents.
Business leaders who have participated in our briefings have seen their suggestions reflected in the Inflation Reduction Act, CHIPs Act, Bipartisan Infrastructure Act, the American Recovery Act, and the Tax Cut and Jobs Act. They have also helped shape the Affordable Care Act, the JOBS Act, the Clean Power Plan, six major trade agreements, and more than a dozen presidential budgets.
You’re Not Alone
One business leader, acting alone, is unlikely to make a difference. But thousands of business leaders, working together, are hard to ignore. You pick the issues you care about, and you always speak for yourself, but you’re never out there alone.
Making the
Business Case
When a business leader calls for action, it’s “news”—and Americans, hungry for leadership, are listening.
By focusing on the economic costs and benefits of key reforms, business leaders can build the kind of broad community support that can end gridlock.
We Help You Fix Washington By Bringing Washington to You
Because you have a business to run, it can be hard to stay involved in the issues—even the ones that matter most to you, your business, and your community. That’s why Business Forward organizes virtual briefings and training webinars you can attend from your desk. Briefings are short, interactive, and free.
Help for Business Leaders Who Want to Do More
We help many of the business leaders who participate in our briefings publish op-eds, work with local media, contact Congress, submit testimony, or help organize Washington fly-ins. We provide research support, alert you to public comment periods and Congressional testimony opportunities, conduct media trainings, and can help you identify local media covering your issue.
OUR NETWORK
At BUSINESS FORWARD we help you make the business case for the issues you care about most
Together, we cover all 50 states, nearly every industry, and a range of political views. We are a bipartisan group with hundreds of business leaders in nearly every congressional district and thousands of business leaders in every major media market.
Our members do not agree on everything, but they share a desire to end gridlock in Washington. They understand we must reform our trade, tax, and immigration laws; rebuild our infrastructure; modernize our schools; protect our environment and invest in new energy; and adopt a balanced approach to deficit reduction.
