Chicago small businesses raise concerns over tariffs to Illinois Democrats

Small businesses hit by trade war need help, clarity from Ottawa

They say the tariffs are proving as disruptive as the COVID lockdown. As Washington increases uncertainty, Ottawa must reduce it. Read on

Chicago small businesses raise concerns over tariffs to Illinois Democrats

It's National Small Business Week 2025, and the Milwaukee Avenue Corridor in Chicago is raising concerns over tariffs to Durbin and Ramirez.

Study finds bankruptcy fears impact trade credit decisions of small businesses

Researchers find people behave differently from theoretical models in bankruptcy situations, impacting supplier-retailer contracts in small businesses.

Flexport CEO: Tariffs could be extinction level event for small businesses

Ryan Petersen, Flexport founder and CEO, joins CNBC's 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss how small and medium sized business may be impacted by tariffs, what he's seeing import data, and more.

Women small business owners are more worried than men about Trump's tariffs and the economy

Women business owners express more concern about inflation, the economy, and a potential recession than male counterparts, according to the latest CNBC|SurveyMonkey Small Business Survey for Q2 2025. Approval ratings of President Trump and his tariffs policy are both much lower among women who own businesses than among male small business owners. The rising financial stress comes during a period of time when a record number of new businesses hav…

More cash to burn – Petersen’s search is on - The Loadstar

Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen has been in the news a lot in recent times. Even more in the past week after issuing a warning about a gloomy “extinction-level event” for smaller businesses, if – as Flexport argues here – the current “trade policy and 145% tariffs on Chinese goods don’t come down”. Done with CNBC already, that insight came on the back of a WSJ piece*. (*Headed: ‘The CEO who says an asteroid ... The post More cash to burn – Petersen’s…