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How small firms weather interest rate shifts without betting the shop
Borrowing costs move in cycles. The firms that survive them treat debt structure, not rate predictions, as the variable they control.

Borrowing costs move in cycles. The firms that survive them treat debt structure, not rate predictions, as the variable they control.

Inflation hits small firms twice: costs rise before prices can follow, and the gap comes straight out of margin.

History doesn't offer a playbook for recessions. It offers a cast list of who gets hurt first — and who recovers fastest.