SYW336 - The Joy and Heartache of Small Business in 2026 with Rachel Tallman

Rachel Tallman lives in the Niagara region of Ontario, right between Toronto and Buffalo, and has been paper crafting for about 15 years. She built a sequin mix subscription business that grew quickly, landing collaborations with designers and producing a holiday advent calendar that sold out every year, before the Canada Post strike and US tariffs forced her to make an extremely hard call earlier this spring. This conversation digs into both the business reality and the emotional weight of c...