Wall Street Journal (February 22)
2022/ 02/ 24 by jd in Global News
“Small businesses are bearing the brunt of supply-chain pressures and rising prices, with many tapping their cash reserves or taking on debt just to compete with larger rivals.” Most of them lack “the heft and sophistication to thrive in an environment of booming demand and short supply.” This further exacerbates “the existing power imbalance between small and big firms.”
Tags: Big firms, Booming demand, Brunt, Cash reserves, Compete, Debt, Power imbalance, Rising prices, Rivals, Short supply, Small businesses, Supply-chain pressures