Caught in the Crossfire — Small Business Survival Guide (Canada)

Caught in the Crossfire: Small Business Survival Guide is a practical guide for Canadian and American small-business owners dealing with tariffs, rising costs, supply-chain disruption and margin pressure.

Written in plain language, the book shows owners and managers how to identify tariff exposure, calculate true landed cost, protect gross margin, manage pricing, control inventory, protect cash flow, reduce supplier risk and strengthen business resilience.

Inside you’ll find practical tools including:

• Tariff Exposure Worksheet

• Landed Cost Calculator

• Gross Margin Impact Worksheet

• Supplier Risk Scorecard

• 13-Week Cash Flow Template

• Customer Price-Increase Templates

• Government Assistance Readiness Package

• 30-Day and 90-Day Resilience Plans

Whether you import, export, manufacture, build, distribute, retail or depend on suppliers whose costs are changing, this book is designed to help you move from reacting to planning.

No political argument. No economic jargon. Practical strategies for business owners.