S8E8 - The Real Impact of Tariffs on Small Businesses | Utah Stories Podcast with Scott Brown
Published: March 31, 2025
Duration: 21:23
How are the latest tariffs impacting small businesses in America? In this episode of the Utah Stories Podcast, we sit down with Scott Brown, the founder of Paddle Smash, to discuss how rising import tariffs are threatening small businesses that rely on overseas manufacturing.
Scott shares:
🔹 The challenges of manufacturing in the U.S. vs. China
🔹 How Trump's new tariffs are forcing price hikes on American consumers
🔹 The hidden complexities of moving production to other countries like Vietnam or Mexico
🔹 Why small businesses lack the cash reserves to absorb these change...