Debbie Elliott

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66 appearances 2 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 26 Jul

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Consider This from NPR · The unexpected cost of tariffs for some small business owners · 25 Jul 2026 podcast

But last year, her reporting took a turn. matched

She was starting to hear that small businesses were being hit hard by the Trump administration tariffs, especially before the Supreme Court struck many of those tariffs down. matched

Many couldn't cover the costs and face the prospect of not being able to get their products out of customs. matched

Some had to tap into a murky world of financing to stay afloat. matched

Here's what one small business owner, Joshua Esnard, told her. matched

Asnard ended up accruing hundreds of thousands of dollars in lending costs and fees to cover those tariff payments. matched

Consider this. matched

When President Trump invokes tariffs, he promises they'll benefit Americans. matched

But the experience of some small business owners tells a different story. matched

With President Trump announcing new tariffs, we wanted to speak to Alina about what she's learned covering the unexpected costs small businesses are shouldering. matched

For this week's Reporter's Notebook, I began by asking her how she started covering the story. matched

So one of the people that you met during this is this colorful entrepreneur who made millions selling haircut kits, of all things. matched

Tell us about him and where his story took you. matched

So here's my question. matched

Like, so why would they need to go to these like payday loan kind of operation or this quick cash operation versus just like their line of credit from a regular bank or whatever? matched

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Is there anything that surprised you as you went deeper into the reporting on these lenders and small businesses? matched

Well, thanks so much. matched

NPR's business correspondent, Alina Selyut. matched

Thanks. matched

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