Analysis of global dynamics — trade policy, political instability, currency shifts — and what they mean for small businesses and organizations.
Speak Like a Human The Raven’s Eye Same insights, same sources. Switch anytime. Geopolitical Risk A hardware store owner in a small town checks a supplier invoice in July. Fittings are up nine percent since spring. She’s never shipped anything overseas. She’s never read a tariff schedule. And she just became a data point in […]
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Speak Like a Human The Raven’s Eye Same insights, same sources. Switch anytime. Geopolitical Risk On July 23, the federal government announced new tariffs of 10 to 12.5 percent on goods from more than 60 countries, effective the next day. Small businesses sued within hours. A coalition of 25 states joined them on August 3.
Small Businesses Are Suing Over the New Tariffs. Here’s Why It Matters to You. Read More »
Emergency fuel surcharges tied to the US-Iran standoff over the Strait of Hormuz are arriving in August. Here’s what that means for small business shipping costs.
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A year ago, 57 percent of small businesses were taking a wait-and-see approach to tariffs. Now 97 percent have adopted at least one active strategy to manage the risk, and the ones who moved early are already ahead.
