HATTIE: (VO) Bruce Camber, our Executive Producer, and I have served on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Advisory Council for over a decade. While most meetings are held in Washington D.C., the most recent meeting took place in Boca Raton Florida.

HATTIE: So tell me why are you in Boca Raton today?

TOBY: I'm in Boca Raton today to advance the issues of small, medium-sized enterprises through the United States Chamber of Commerce efforts.

JOHN BACHMAN: ...to encourage more people to be in business.

HATTIE: (VO) John Bachman has served as the volunteer chairman of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and is a senior partner of Edward Jones.

JOHN BACHMAN: I'm here because I believe in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. It is the voice of business and whether you're a large business or a small business there are issues that bring us together and in order to make certain our voice is heard, we have to speak out on our own. And yet we can't do it unless we join with others. So being a part of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce enables my voice to be heard in the way it otherwise couldn't be.

HATTIE: (VO) John works closely with Tom Donahue, the U.S. Chamber's president and CEO. Tom is all for working hard and for making sure volunteers have fun and enjoy some delicious food.

HATTIE: (VO) Small business owners are involved in Chamber activity at the national, regional, state and local level.

ALBERT BLACK: I think we have to do those things in order to be effective leader.

HATTIE: (VO) For business owners like Albert Black in Dallas TX, volunteering started the day he opened for business. Albert has served in many capacities at the Dallas Chamber of Commerce, including the President of the Chamber Board. Here's Albert in action.

ALBERT: Mr. Chairman, Small Business Resource Council is running and functioning properly.