Experts say business owners who rely on TikTok for marketing or revenue should prepare now for a shutdown of the social-media app.

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EL PASO, TEXAS (KVIA) -- The potential ban of the social media app TikTok this upcoming weekend will have some effects on multiple El Paso small businesses. One of them will be Isca Zeledon, who is the owner of Mexican Candy Lady and Exotics. She started the business in 2018 but started a TikTok shop back in September of 2023. Since then, her business has been booming, with 75% of her business revenue coming from the app. "In all seriousness, I'…

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What small-business owners should do ahead of looming TikTok ban

TikTok has become its own economy, with thousands relying on it for their businesses. We talk to some small business owners about the impact a potential ban will have on their bottom lines.

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As TikTok ban looms, small business owners wait with uncertainty

A potential approaching TikTok ban would impact millions of people who rely on the app for their livelihood. The platform, which is set to be banned on Sunday, harbors millions of small businesses, according to TikTok’s website. The Associated Press (AP) reported Thursday that TikTok’s fate will be decided by the Supreme Court and the decision could come Friday. The media outlet said justices are weighing a free speech challenge to the law again…

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With TikTok ban just days away, what will small businesses do?

Editor's note: An earlier version of this story misspelled the last name of the owners of Silantra Asian Street Kitchen, it is Guo.On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a ban on Chinese-owned social media app TikTok can be…

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Lancaster County businesses react to looming potential TikTok ban

Local businesses and content creators who have relied on TikTok for years are now facing uncertainty about the future. For many, the app has been essential for reaching customers, growing their brands, and driving sales. But with the clock ticking…

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Businesses Brace for Looming TikTok Ban

Tik-tok officials said the app will go dark in the U.S. on Sunday unless President Biden promises not to enforce a ban on the China-owned social media platform. A ban could be detrimental to small business owners who rely on…

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Small business owners at risk if TikTok ban takes action: Millions rely on app's unique features

With TikTok facing a ban, many people don’t realize it’s more than an entertainment platform. For some business owners, it’s a vital marketing tool, and for their customers, it’s a key way to discover and access useful products, WXXV 25’s Jordyn Lassiter met with Jessie Whittington, owner of Country Lather Soap Works, who runs her business on TikTok. Whittington says this ban could affect her livelihood and the way her business performs. “90% of…

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TikTokers in our state are scrambling to figure out what to do following the Supreme Court decision. It ruled a ban on the app can go forward, potentially as soon as Sunday. “It all kind of feels like a prank. I don’t know. We’re just waiting to see what’s really going to happen,” Annya White-Brown, @naturalannieessentials, said. Small business owners – including at Natural Annie Essentials – say TikTok has helped boost sales. The candle company…

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