045 - Tariffs and Their Impact on Small Businesses with Rob Cohen

Update: 2025-03-18

Description

Curious about how tariffs are affecting our industry? Join our conversation with Rob Cohen, where we unravel how these taxes impact the market and what small business owners should know. It's a must-listen for every business owner!

Time Stamps

01:11 - Episode & Guest Intro
03:48 - Historical Context of Tariffs
05:08 - Current Tariff Policies and Their Implications
08:09 - Legal and Political Aspects of Tariffs
14:53 - Creative Solutions and Alternatives
17:37 - Economic and Market Impacts
21:07 - Challenges and Legal Actions
24:06 - Global Perspectives and Future Trends
25:48 - Impact of Moving Shows Internationally
27:19 - Cost Implications for American Companies
27:47 - Tariffs and Their Broader Implications
30:27 - Workforce and Trade Skills Shortage
32:45 - Strategizing Around Tariffs
34:42 - Long-Term Effects of Tariffs
36:33 - Historical Context and Future Projections
37:41 - Political and Economic Consequences
38:20 - Episode Takeaways
46:35 - Call to Action for Legislative Action Day

Snippets from the Episode

"I'm boggled in Massachusetts, where I live, to read the news reports that there are more kids that want to go to trade schools than there are slots to attend trade schools. - Rob Cohen
I don't think that tariffs are short-lived. - Rob Cohen
The deterioration of our ability to compromise is crippling our country. And until we get back to a point where we can come together and compromise, legislate, and not get everything that you want, get some things, we're in trouble. - Rob Cohen
50 percent of the U.S. economy is made up of small businesses and we are now finding ourselves in a situation where tariffs are touching way more that affects all of those. It's not just one or two products that we can sort of ignore. -Chris Griffin

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