The Global Small Business Blog: Today in Global Small Business: The Global Small Business Blog Is Now Home to Pope Leo XIV

Monday, May 12, 2025

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What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners:

Pope Leo XIV delivers his first Sunday blessing. The Global Small Business Blog is now home to Pope Leo. Added note: Pope Leo grew up in Dolton, Illinois just a couple of miles from where I [Laurel Delaney] was born and raised, Riverdale, Illinois. So one could say I now have a direct line to the Pope.
How small businesses are handling tariffs (Forbes) and I [Laurel Delaney] am delighted to be included.
We hope everyone had a very special Mother's Day. Want to know where all the flowers came from?
Quote of the week: “I enjoy relaxing with friends and meeting a broad range of different people. Different people can greatly enhance our lives.” – Pope Leo XIV (2025)
U.S. and China reach an important consensus.
A rubber duck museum is migrating to Canada to stay afloat. Tariff troubles.