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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
U.S. Navy Partners with Tech Startups for Innovation
WebProNews
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June 17, 2025
The U.S. Navy is undergoing a significant transformation in how it engages with the private sector, particularly with technology startups, as it seeks to bolster its innovation pipeline. This shift, driven by a need to maintain a competitive edge...
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,...
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...
CFPB extends compliance date for small business lending rule
American Banker - New York
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June 17, 2025
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is extending the compliance dates of the small business lending rule by roughly a year, citing ongoing litigation and financial benefits for financial institutions in delaying the rule's implementation. The...
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...
How a bonded warehouse can help lower tariff costs for small businesses
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Pennsylvania
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It’s no secret that the Trump Administration’s back-and-forth tariff policies have created significant challenges for businesses that rely on materials coming in from overseas. One way to mitigate the impact of these costs and avoid raising prices...
Navigating Now: How to protect your small business from the latest round of tariffs
Yahoo Finance
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Tariffs will make it harder for many small businesses to afford imports, especially Chinese imports. To help mitigate rising costs, keep your business finances separate from your personal finances, rethink your income streams and look for local...
Apiture Named Top U.S. Digital SMB Banking Provider
FinTecBuzz
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June 17, 2025
Apiture, a leading provider of digital banking solutions, today announced it has been named a Market Leader in the newly published report, 2025 Datos Matrix: Leading U.S. Providers of Digital Small Business Banking. Apiture earned the highest...
From Treasury to Tech: How Allocore’s Tom Coleman is Modernizing Government Loan Programs
WashingtonExec
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June 17, 2025
Tom Coleman, Allocore As executive vice president of the loan and grant programs at Allocore, Tom Coleman leverages his years of experience in public finance in both government and industry — culminating in an expertise in federal lending and...
OneEthos Launches 'FastTrack' Program to Make Commercial Solar Significantly Easier and Faster for Small Business Owners
AltEnergyMag
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June 17, 2025
Nationwide program creates first-ever, instant-approval commercial solar loan OneEthos (www.oneethos.com), powered by Climate First Bank, today launched FastTrack, the first-ever instant-approval commercial solar financing solution. FastTrack by...
Here’s how Arizona taxes small business compared with rest of the U.S.
AZ Big Media - Arizona
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June 16, 2025
A new study from BusinessFinancing.co.uk breaks down how much corporate tax a small business pays in every U.S. state, and the differences are bigger than you might expect, including how much Arizona taxes small business compared with rest of the...