With tariffs still in place and inventories waning, it's time for small businesses to 'make difficult decisions'

Many businesses stocked up on inventory to delay the effects of tariffs, but those supplies are running out and the impact is becoming reality. Kevin Antes, regional senior lender for Enterprise Bank & Trust in Kansas City, said most small businesses are either directly or indirectly impacted by importing. And now that suppliers have burned through their cheaper inventory, they're having to make difficult decisions. So far the typical reaction hasn't been what many expected. Instead of passing along…