It’s a Wait and See on Tariffs’ Impact, DeepSeek AI, and Potential Changes to the SBA

Tariffs were imposed and then suspended for 30 days on Canada and Mexico after the U.S. and our leading trading partners came to an agreement on border security. Tariffs remain in place on China and Gene Marks says this will have some impact on costs of goods and supply chains. He also talks about how the launch of DeepSeek, an AI platform that currently operates more quickly and efficiently than others, could spur U.S. companies to meet the challenge. Amid all this change, the SBA might get a new leader who has her focus on efficiency and changes to some of the loan programs. Listen to the podcast.

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