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U.S. Chamber of Commerce pushes for tariff reform to support small businesses
America's Small Business Network
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June 18, 2025
Tariff policy uncertainty continues to weigh heavily on America’s small businesses, according to Tom Sullivan, vice president of Small Business Policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. In today’s episode of U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business...
These 7 Trusted Platforms Let Nigerians Open U.S. Bank Accounts in 2025
Pulse
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June 18, 2025
In Nigeria, some people work for clients abroad, sell digital products online, or pay school fees directly to U.S. universities. Yet opening a traditional domiciliary account with every bank branch, filling out endless forms, and dealing with high...
Tariffs have some small businesses considering American-made products
Spectrum News 13 - Florida
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June 18, 2025
AKRON, Ohio — The constant threat of tariffs has businesses around the country trying to figure out the impact. What You Need To Know Frank Miller has been in the clothing industry for more than a decade; he’s the owner of Rcloth, a streetwear...
Resolution Minerals Ltd To Develop U.S. Government Engagement Strategy with Clewett Global Services
Investing News Network
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June 17, 2025
Melbourne, Australia (ABN Newswire) - Lithium Universe Limited (ASX:LU7) (FRA:KU00) (OTCMKTS:LUVSF) has entered into a binding agreement to acquire the global rights to commercially exploit a patented photovoltaic ("PV") solar panel recycling...
Before you vote: The border politics of each candidate in Arizona’s special election
Arizona Luminaria
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June 18, 2025
In Arizona’s 7th Congressional District — stretching from Tucson, brushing parts of outer Phoenix and running through border towns like Douglas, Nogales and Yuma — border policy is more than a talking point. Backyards run up against 30-foot walls....
Attacks on immigrants are putting Erie’s revival in danger
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Pennsylvania
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This article was produced by Capital & Main. It is published here with permission. In an office overlooking downtown Erie, Saeed Taraky pulls a pen from a box beside his desk. He presses the stylus, and a small light illuminates the barrel of the...
Small businesses in this resiliency program could get $5K in relief funding after a hurricane
WJAX - Florida
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June 18, 2025
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation is reminding small business owners about a way to prepare for potential storm damage this Atlantic Hurricane Season. The Chamber’s Small Business Readiness for Resiliency Program (R4R),...
Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 6.18.25
Florida Politics
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June 18, 2025
Good Wednesday morning. Be the first to get news as it happens — Florida Politics gives you the scoop on all things Sunshine State! Get up to speed fast — sign up for the hottest text alerts: Breaking #FlaPol news, campaigns, politics & more —...
Why Trump’s Trade Strategy Must Exempt Essential Imports Like Spices and Tea.
ThyBlackMan
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June 18, 2025
Like Like Love Haha Wow Sad Angry 1 (ThyBlackMan.com) President Trump’s tough stance on trade has been a win for American workers. He has protected jobs, revived key industries, and taken on countries like China that have long abused and exploited...
NFIB Launches Ads to Shield Small Businesses from Burdensome Ownership Rules
Small Business Trends
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June 18, 2025
As the legislative landscape shifts, small business owners find themselves facing another potential challenge in the form of the Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting requirements. Recent advertisements launched by the National...
How Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill will affect Florida
Tampa Bay Times - Florida
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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act is on the move in Washington, D.C. Whether the bill is beautiful is, as the saying goes, in the eye of the beholder. But at 1,038 pages, and with a price tag of some $3 trillion in new estimated federal debt over the...
Immigration raids in LA hit small business owners
The Daily Herald
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LOS ANGELES--Juan Ibarra stands outside his fruit and vegetable outlet in Los Angeles' vast fresh produce market, the place in the city center where Hispanic restaurateurs, street vendors and taco truck operators buy supplies every day. On Monday...
Bresnahan hosts small business owner at minor league baseball economic growth hearing
Scranton Reporter - Pennsylvania
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June 16, 2025
Rob Bresnahan, U.S. Representative of Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District | Wikipedia Rob Bresnahan, U.S. Representative of Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District | Wikipedia Last week, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. from...
‘It’s a gut punch,’ Panelist Says of Tariffs’ Effect on Small Businesses
Birmingham Watch - Alabama
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June 18, 2025
Melissa Kendrick, owner of Sojourns Fair Trade in Crestwood, spoke during a roundtable discussion on the effect of tariffs on small businesses. (Photo by Solomon Crenshaw Jr.) Melissa Kendrick, owner of Sojourns Fair Trade in Crestwood, said any...
Small business briefing covers tax policies and independent contractor rules
Great Lakes Wire - Michigan
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June 16, 2025
Brian Calley President and Chief Executive Officer at Small Business Association of Michigan | LinkedInBrian Calley President and Chief Executive Officer at Small Business Association of Michigan | LinkedIn In the latest episode of The Small...
At $275 bn, Trump's deportation plan could cripple California's economy, spike food prices
Firstpost
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June 18, 2025
A new study by the Bay Area Council Economic Institute (BACEI), led by Professor Maria-Elena De Trinidad Young and research director Abby Raisz, projects that mass deportation of undocumented immigrants, as proposed by former President Trump,...
Small business seeks early Supreme Court review of Trump’s tariffs
The Gazette - Colorado
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By Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) -A small business on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to decide the legality of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, saying the court should take the rare step of hearing the case before appeals fully play out in...
Maine is likely to be hit hard by Trump’s tariffs
Bangor Daily News - Maine
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June 18, 2025
The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set news policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com Stefano Tijerina is a senior lecturer in Management at the Maine...
Immigration Raids in Los Angeles Devastate Small Businesses: 'Worse Than Covid'
The American Telegraph
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Juan Ibarra stands outside his fruit and vegetable stall in Los Angeles’ central produce market, typically a bustling hub for Hispanic street vendors, restaurateurs, and taco truck operators. But on the morning of June 16, the market was nearly...
New Trump Administration U.S. Citizenship Test For SBA Loans Applies To Managers, As Well As Owners
Forbes
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Kelly Loeffler's Small Business Administration is forcing some small businesses to choose between valued immigrant employees and access to funding. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) Getty Images The Small Business Administration (SBA) put new...