Many American small-business owners are feeling hopeful after federal courts ruled against President Trump's tariffs, which have caused financial strain. Business owner Sarah Wells expressed relief after her company faced significant costs from tariff increases. Similarly, Barton O’Brien had to stockpile supplies and alter his orders in response to anticipated tariffs on imports from China and India. As the White House plans to appeal the ruling, many entrepreneurs are left wondering about the long-term effects on their businesses and whether they will recoup their losses, highlighting their ongoing uncertainty amid policy fluctuations.
I feel a lot of relief and hope," says Sarah Wells, whose Virginia company sells breast-pump backpacks and other maternity accessories. "Will they get that money back?"
We had dog life jackets in the bathroom," says O'Brien, a former Marine who now runs BAYDOG from Kent Island in Maryland. "Our warehouse was bursting."
The production cycle is very long. So you need to plan things six months, eight months out," O'Brien says. "We don't know what the tariff situation would be then."
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