> Any small company that relies on profits from the last batch to fund the next batch will certainly just be killed or need to acquire debt to fund purchasing o

> Any small company that relies on profits from the last batch to fund the next batch will certainly just be killed or need to acquire debt to fund purchasing of parts/stock under new tariffs. That's pretty much _all_ small companies, whether by actually selling the products or by borrowing or otherwise fundraising on the basis of future revenue. Few companies can just go "oh, our inputs are doubling in price, we'll just double the sticker price and everything will be fine"; few markets work like that.