Business costs have soared nearly 25 per cent since Covid. AMP Credit: SuppliedCafe owner Gerardo Barrios has been in business for 30 years, but the veteran says cost pressures on small businesses have never been greater. Camera Icon Don Adan Coffee owner Gerardo Barrios says business conditions have never been tougher. Supplied Credit: SuppliedWhen asked if he would open his business today if he was starting out, he simply told NewsWire “No”. Camera Icon AMP Bank GO director John Arnott says small businesses are also being smashed by rising costs.