China Tariffs Are No Longer 145%, but for Small Businesses in the Crossfire, ‘It’s Still Awful’

Small businesses feel the pain of tariffs and economic uncertainty

By Ben Rappaport and Heidi Perez-Moreno This story was produced with The Assembly. As the owner of a small business, Bree Sanders is in a tough spot. The prices of ingredients for the protein shakes and tea bombs she sells at Whiteville Nutrition have risen every month this year, she said. Each box of vitamin B-12 is $11 more than it was in January. Her …Read more The post Small businesses feel the pain of tariffs and economic uncertainty appear…

China tariffs are no longer 145%, but for small businesses in the crossfire, ‘it’s still awful’

President Donald Trump’s decision to impose a steep tax on most goods that come into America has tested the mettle of small business owners whose companies are reliant on global trade.

Meet the Small-Business Owner Suing Trump over Tariffs

PENSACOLA, Florida - After a long day promoting her new cookbook, entrepreneur Emily Ley sank into her couch and began writing about the threat that President Donald Trump’s tariffs posed to her nine-person company.

‘How do you plan anything as a business?’: MN small business owner struggling under Trump's tariffs

Beth Benike, an Army vet and owner of the Minnesota based company Busy Baby is just one of the millions of small business owners being impacted by President Trump’s up-and-down tariffs. Unlike massive corporations which may have the financial flexibility to maneuver around tariffs, small businesses often can’t decide where their inventory comes from, and must now contend with the weight of burdensome new costs. “I don’t know how to operate in th…

This pause in the trade war will be brief. Small businesses, plan accordingly - The Guardian

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The government activates a plan to help SMEs affected by the trade war. Read more The new government plan to support SMEs affected by tariffs in News.es.