Large firms with big bank balances, workers already in jobs and households near the top of the income ladder will have an easier time navigating the economic waves.
Category: Small Business
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Behind a Maine Coffee Company’s Decision to Raise Prices
Like many companies, Rock City Coffee resisted increasing prices as President Trump’s trade war drove its costs up. Then it ran out of options.
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His Start-Up May Not Survive Chaotic Rollout of Trump’s Tariffs
A sourdough baker turned entrepreneur in North Carolina has delayed his new product as he contemplates the prospect that higher costs will doom his company.
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The Pope Returns to Castel Gandolfo for Summer. And There Will Be Tennis.
For 400 years, most popes escaped the Roman summer in the hilltop town of Castel Gandolfo, Italy. Then Francis stopped going, leaving the town a bit bereft.
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This Year’s Pride Festivals Are Brought to You by Small Businesses
With corporate sponsors retreating, smaller companies are helping to fill the gaps, not only to support L.G.B.T.Q. people but also their local economies.
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Trump’s China Tariffs Are Having a ‘Massive Impact’ on Small Business
A small Vermont business that sells water bottles used by cyclists and others is struggling to adapt to President Trump’s tariffs even after they were temporarily lowered.
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Under Trump, the Small Business Administration Clamps Down
At the Small Business Administration, deep staffing cuts and stricter loan terms are making it harder for entrepreneurs to get access to capital, contracts and technical assistance.
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Data Centers’ Hunger for Energy Could Raise All Electric Bills
Individuals and small businesses may end up bearing some of the cost of grid upgrades needed for large electricity users, a new report found.
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How Small Business Owners Are Handling Tariffs on China
An easing in President Trump’s tariffs on Chinese goods gave businesses some breathing room. Long-term planning, though, is still on pause.
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Can More Military Spending Revive an Economy? This British Town Hopes So.
Britain is spending billions of pounds more on defense, but wants the money to go beyond nuclear submarines to improve local jobs and prosperity. Barrow-in-Furness may be the model.
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A Shipping Change Might Help Small Businesses if Not for Trump’s Trade Wars
Companies squeezed by Shein and Temu are welcoming the end of a shipping rule that bolstered the Chinese e-commerce giants. But broader tariff concerns are outweighing any optimism.