Supply Chain Challenges for Small Business - #002

On this episode, we focus on a problem that's looming just off the coast of California as we speak, the glut of inbound freighters waiting to be unloaded and reports of short supplies in many industries, and rising prices at many retailers. Gretchen Blough serves as Customs Brokerage Manager for Logistics Plus in Erie, Pennsylvania. She's an expert who has appeared several times on American Public Media's "Marketplace" and "Make Me Smart." So we reached out to Gretchen to ask her if she could make us smart on this small business matter, the rising cost of shipping, and what's going on at the ports.    We also hear from Tarsha Joyer, Owner and Head Treat Maker at Mrs Joys Fabulous Treats in Lynchburg, Virginia for our Inclusion-Forward segment.   Brodie Oldham stops by with another Business Credit Answer around the challenge of prioritizing payments on outstanding debt and whether paying one off and allowing another account to fall delinquent is a good idea.