Small Business News Updates

About two-thirds of surveyed small carriers reported flat or declining revenue, while fuel, insurance and financing costs squeezed already thin margins.

Two small businesses filed a lawsuit accusing U.S. officials of unlawfully using Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 to replace earlier tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court.

Owners and decision-makers at SMBs are optimistic about the prospects for the rest of 2026, a stance likely to extend the ongoing freight market recovery.

Companies must submit declarations listing the goods on which they put billions of dollars toward the import taxes the Supreme Court subsequently struck down.

In December, SBA issued a policy note that said up to 5% of a business could be noncitizen owned. But the current policy rescinds that, as well as making lawful permanent residents ineligible, too.

In addition to sales expectations and hiring intentions, the overall index was boosted by a slight improvement in plans to increase inventories and earnings trends.

Small businesses challenging many of President Trump’s tariffs urged the Supreme Court to affirm lower-court rulings that the import levies are a massive illegal tax on American companies.

The National Federation of Independent Business optimism index advanced 0.5 point to 100.8, the highest level since January.

Smaller firms in particular are struggling to cope with unprecedented requirements to trace paper trails for every widget and gadget, showing what’s in them and where they came from.

A group of small businesses that won an order finding President Donald Trump’s global tariffs illegal urged a federal appeals court to uphold that decision and block the trade levies.