New Jersey Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill still has a few months to be sworn in, but she's now making stops across the Garden State .

Wednesday's stop brought her to Pitman, Gloucester County, to talk with small business owners about how to grow New Jersey's small businesses.

"The margins on small businesses can be tough," Sherrill said. "Hiring can sometimes be tough. The tariffs are making it really difficult for a lot of people."

Several business owners in Gloucester County said tariffs and rising costs are a concern.

President Trump has touted the tariffs as a way to cut into the United States' trade deficit and promote U.S. goods.

But Joe Fultano at Endgrain Coffee Roasters says at one point prices for coffee beans nearly doubled.

"There's a 40% tariff on Brazil right now," h

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