SC small businesses brace for potential tariff impact under Trump administration [Video]

COLUMBIA, S.C. — With a new administration set to take office in less than three weeks, small businesses in South Carolina are expressing their concerns about how changes in policy might impact them. 

“Small based businesses are really the heart and soul of each and every one of our communities here today,” Deborah Quinones, said. 

Quinones, the owner of Heaven and Earth, a small business that sells homemade soaps, balms and self care products, says the potential increase in tariffs once president elect Donald Trump takes office is concerning. 

“We want it to be economically sound for everyone around, but if tariffs are going up, prices are going up, our imported goods are, you know, going up. they’re skyrocketing,” Quinones said. “Ultimately, it can even push a small business like myself, who’s just starting, to maybe not launch as powerfully as …