News from China is concerning—not just in regards to supply chain questions, but human rights as well. There’s also reason to worry about what’s being discussed in regards to the Ukraine and Russia. How will all of that play out—does it actually matter to my small business in Bremen or Boston or Barcelona? And how would I know if it does or not?

As we begin looking at 2022, I can’t say the news really looks like a rebound to the “Roaring 20s” that forecasters were promising us a year ago. Is that something that a small business needs to be thinking about—or is it just distracting drama?