“Absolutely. I’ll step back for just a moment and say that 99.9% of all businesses are small businesses, and 97% of those are microbusinesses. These are the businesses least likely to have a dedicated HR department or a dedicated team to navigate complex tariffs and import/export requirements. They’re less likely to be able to afford rising health care costs that are hitting many Americans and Californians this year.
Small Business News
02/25/2026 |
KQED
02/24/2026 |
Woodstock Institute
The Coalition for Small Business Lending Transparency applauds these Illinois leaders for their ongoing efforts to fight for small businesses, protect consumers, and keep Illinois a national leader in the ongoing battle against predatory lending. Member organizations include Small Business Majority.
02/23/2026 |
The Business Journals
Separate research by the Small Business Majority found that half of small-business owners have increased the price of certain materials or products due to changes in tariff policies.
02/22/2026 |
The Wall Street Journal
Clifton Broumand, owner of a Maryland-based business that assembles waterproof keyboards and computer mouses for the healthcare industry, is looking to shift his purchases of silicone parts from China to Mexico to avoid tariffs. “Nobody makes what we need in the U.S.,” he said. To make his planning easier, he is hoping that Trump doesn’t change Mexico’s arrangement with the U.S. that allows many of its products to enter duty-free.
02/22/2026 |
Marketwatch
According to a recent Small Business Majority poll, 81% of small businesses are concerned about tariffs, and 60% report that tariffs have increased their costs, forcing many to raise prices and delay expansions.
02/21/2026 |
BBC
"Although bringing an end to most tariffs will undoubtedly benefit Main Street, we know that tariffs have already caused significant and irreparable harm to many small businesses," John Arensmeyer, chief executive of the Small Business Majority, an advocacy group, said in a statement on Friday. "We hope that today's decision is a step forward for small businesses that need more certainty as well as relief from high prices in order to continue operating."
02/20/2026 |
USA Today
In 2025, tariffs forced small businesses to make tough decisions. Some limited or ceased operations, while others passed higher costs to consumers, according to Small Business Majority founder and CEO John Arensmeyer. “And while small businesses struggle, larger businesses have greater flexibility to absorb increased overhead and the power to negotiate exemptions from tariffs, allowing them to keep their prices lower and undercut their smaller competitors,” Arensmeyer said in a statement.
02/20/2026 |
Axios
America's small businesses are grateful that the U.S. Supreme Court has placed limitations on a president's ability to impose tariffs," Small Business Majority CEO John Arensmeyer said in a statement. "This decision is critically important because small businesses can do very little to avoid the rapidly rising costs of goods that result from tariffs."
02/20/2026 |
Mass Market Retailers
"America's small businesses are grateful that the U.S. Supreme Court has placed limitations on a president's ability to impose tariffs," Small Business Majority CEO John Arensmeyer said in a statement. "This decision is critically important because small businesses can do very little to avoid the rapidly rising costs of goods that result from tariffs."
02/20/2026 |
Bloomberg
“We’re thrilled,” said Eva St. Clair, a co-founder of e-commerce apparel company Princess Awesome. “It’s a feeling of tremendous relief that we don’t have to manage the uncertainty of not knowing what the tariff rates will be,” said St. Clair, who is based in Washington, DC. Princess Awesome is one of thousands of small companies that have sued to receive potential tariff refunds, unlike many larger companies. St. Clair is hoping to receive $30,000 in tariff refunds once the courts decide how the process will play out.