Small businesses are entering 2009 with many problems—slow sales, frozen bank lending, and rising credit-card and healthcare costs. To prepare business owners for the rest of the year, CNNMoney has created a guide of what to expect regarding seven key issues. Those issues include:
- Healthcare
- Lending
- Taxes
- Employment (and unemployment)
- Credit-card rates
- Commodities (such as gas, steel and iron)
- Consumer spending
Read the article for a recap of what happened in each of these areas in 2008 and what you can expect to happen in 2009. (It’s not all bad!)
Source:
CNNMoney.com: 2009: The Forecast For Entrepreneurs
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