While all responses to our August/September expiration survey are appreciated, we love the submissions that allow us to quote them directly. The following comment comes from Candace Abitbul at Sophia Foods in Brooklyn, New York. This family-owned (very) small business paid $3,700 in extra import taxes in August and expects to pay another $7,00...
Continue readingOne of our latest GSP expiration survey responses shows how the new tariffs harm not just American companies and consumers, but also the small producers in developing countries that GSP was originally designed to help. The submission came from Kelly Weinberger of WorldFinds in Westmont, IL. The company employs 8 people domestically and works with.....
Continue readingFrom June 17-21, groups around the country are celebrating National Small Business Week. According to the SBA, “More than half of Americans either own or work for a small business, and they create about two out of every three new jobs in the U.S. each year.” They’re also some of the biggest users of the...
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