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Exploring the Effects of Tariffs on Global Business Operations
Dec 19, 2025
Introduction to Tariffs and Their Role in Global Trade
Tariffs are a critical tool in international trade, serving as taxes or duties imposed by governments on imported goods. The primary objective o
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Dayton preschools cope with rising costs, staffing shortages and unpredictable enrollment
Jul 28, 2022
Mobile preschools could bring care closer to home By Stephen Starr, Elevate Dayton July 28, 2022 In 2015, when Kim Jarvis opened an education mentoring program for girls in Dayton, she was shocked by
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Business Owner Spotlight: John Lumpkin
Jul 28, 2022
Improving access to capital would benefit Dayton's commercial real estate businesses (Editor's Note: This Business Owner Spotlight was curated from a response to our COVID Can’t Stop Us small business
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Business Owner Spotlight: Sherrun Ellison
Jul 28, 2022
“Dayton is kind of like a healthcare desert,” says Sherrun Ellison, founder of Cincinnati-based Walton Mobile Health Care Solutions. “My model is to bring healthcare to [residents], so they get qualit
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How immigrant entrepreneurs are revitalizing Dayton
Jul 28, 2022
Mirza Mirza and dozens of other Ahiska Turk families have helped revitalize Old North Dayton. (Photo by Stephen Starr)Immigrant businesses like Grey Wolf Transportation are driving population growth a
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Business Owner Spotlight: Juanita Darden
Jul 28, 2022
Local coffeehouse owner embarks on new business despite pandemic Juanita Darden has kept multiple businesses afloat during the pandemic and is now poised to open a new restaurant in West Dayton this s
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Dayton’s food banks rise to the COVID-19 challenge, coping with fluctuating supply and demand
Jul 28, 2022
The Dayton Foodbank adapted to the pandemic by doubling its workforce to around 50 staff members and calling on the National Guard to help distribute food. (Photo by Steven Starr)The demand for food a
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Business Owner Spotlight: Keisonn Pate
Jul 28, 2022
Referrals by faith groups helped Dayton lawn-care business survive the first two years of the pandemic. This Business Owner Spotlight was curated from a response to our COVID Can’t Stop Us small busin
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How faith institutions continue to lift up Dayton’s entrepreneurs during the pandemic
Jul 28, 2022
Churches provide support, social capital for entrepreneurs, yet they are missing from the small business survival narrative. By Malik Keith, Elevate DaytonFaith institutions play an important role in