DENVER — Small business owners in Denver say tariffs are eating into their bottom lines and they fear the situation could get worse.
At Silk Road, a shop in Denver’s East Washington Park neighborhood, Karla Akpinar has curated an eclectic mix of items from all over the world. There are ornate ceramics, jewelry and purses.
Her store has been open for around 20 years. She has already survived a recession and a pandemic, but the tariffs have been a different kind of challenge…