{"id":1053064,"date":"2025-06-02T10:20:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T14:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1053064"},"modified":"2025-06-02T10:20:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T14:20:01","slug":"small-businesses-struggle-under-trump-im-so-angry-that-my-own-government-has-done-this-to-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/small-businesses-struggle-under-trump-im-so-angry-that-my-own-government-has-done-this-to-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Businesses Struggle Under Trump: \u2018I\u2019m So Angry That My Own Government Has Done This To Me\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"449\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1050776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png 1101w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png?resize=300,132 300w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png?resize=768,337 768w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png?resize=1024,449 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Point:<\/strong> \u201cFor some small businesses, the last week brought even more twists and turns to the past two months of President Donald Trump\u2019s chaotic tariffs. \u2026 The National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Optimism Index fell by 1.6 points in April, dipping below the 51-year average for the second consecutive month. The organization\u2019s chief economist, Bill Dunkelberg, cited uncertainty as a \u2018major impediment\u2019 for small business owners in a press release.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/06\/01\/business\/small-businesses-struggle-under-trumps-tariffs\"><strong>CNN<\/strong><\/a><strong>: Small businesses struggle under Trump\u2019s tariff whiplash: \u2018I\u2019m so angry that my own government has done this to me\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By Lisa Eadicicco<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>For some small businesses, the last week brought even more twists and turns to the past two months of President Donald Trump\u2019s chaotic tariffs.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The confusion has made it challenging for some small companies to plan, business owners told CNN.<\/strong> In certain cases, they have had to consider changing their product strategy, looking into shifting their supply chains, reducing staff hours or delaying products.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u201cMy fear is, if this continues, there\u2019s going to be like the mass extinction of small businesses<\/strong>,\u201d Julie Robbins, CEO of Ohio-based guitar pedal maker EarthQuaker Devices, told CNN.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Trump announced blanket tariffs across the globe on April 2, and since then, his plans have changed on a regular basis.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Optimism Index fell by 1.6 points in April, dipping below the 51-year average for the second consecutive month. The organization\u2019s chief economist, Bill Dunkelberg, cited uncertainty as a \u201cmajor impediment\u201d for small business owners in a press release.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Some small business owners have had to make difficult decisions as they\u2019ve grappled with the impact of tariffs. EveAnna Manley, whose company Manley Labs makes high-end electronics for recording studios, has had to cut her employees\u2019 hours by 25%.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Point: \u201cFor some small businesses, the last week brought even more twists and turns to the past two months of President Donald Trump\u2019s chaotic tariffs. \u2026 The National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Optimism Index fell by 1.6 points in April, dipping below the 51-year average for the second consecutive month. 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