City announces tariff aid
The city is putting up a little cash to help businesses find suppliers locally or in in countries other than the United States, now that tariffs are in place.
My impression has been that city assistance to businesses is often plagued with bureaucratic obstacles that make it difficult to access. I hope that isn’t always true.
Nicholas 14:58 on 2025-08-07 Permalink
I usually don’t have much hope for initiatives like these, but I could imagine this helping SMEs. I’ve seen a few cases of small businesses looking for suppliers, and “Look at the top few Google hits” is tried and true. Small businesses also have trouble getting out there what they supply to others. If they can help connect businesses that otherwise wouldn’t have found each other, that could be a real benefit. If it’s just you call them up and some person does the same googling you’d have done, that’s less helpful.
Joey 17:08 on 2025-08-07 Permalink
Shades of the Panier bleu…
MarcG 17:52 on 2025-08-07 Permalink
I was thinking the same thing. Maybe they can buy the platform and slap a new logo on it.