Built on a Dream, Broken by Tariffs

In Texas and across the country, entrepreneurs who launched their businesses in pursuit of the American dream are now watching it unravel—due to steep, unpredictable tariffs imposed during Trump’s administration.

Amy Leinbach, inventor and founder of Big Bee, Little Bee, started her business alongside her daughter. Now, she’s facing the harsh reality of trade policy volatility:

"The uncertainty created by these rapid policy changes is as devastating as the tariffs themselves. I cut our most recent order in half to get production done within the 90-day pause, not knowing if tariffs will increase after it ends... Worse than that, it will take my entire income to cover the tariffs. All of it." Austin American-Statesman

As Leinbach put it, the American dream now “feels more like something that can be eliminated by policy decisions made without considering their consequences for the entrepreneurs who embody it.” Add your voice. Sign the letter to stand with entrepreneurs across the country fighting to survive.