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A Lakewood Ranch jewelry business owner states her company is in jeopardy due to current tariff policies.

The owner states U.S. Customs has repeatedly held shipments, demanded excessive paperwork and imposed high tariff costs.

The business, which supplies jewelry to museums and cultural institutions, has been forced to raise prices and faces delivery uncertainty.

The owner argues that tariffs are punishing small creative businesses rather than protecting American industries as intended.

The biggest shopping day of the year is just days away, but this year will be different for my business and thousands of other small businesses.

For 23 years, I have run a small business built on transparency, craftsmanship and trust.

My company, The Pearl Connection – known to mu

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