Uncertainty-The New Normal

Not too long ago, I was asked what I thought was the biggest issue facing business owners in the green industry.  I found that an easy question to answer.  I said “Uncertainty.  Uncertainty in economic outlook,  tax rates, immigration policy, healthcare reform, etc.”  I was asked that question before the elections. Naively, many people thought that uncertainty would be

greatly diminished after the election.  That just hasn’t been the case as now the pre-election general uncertainty has been replaced by fear of the “fiscal cliff” and sadly, we STILL don’t know what tax rates are going to be in January.

The remarkable thing I have observed is that while uncertainty continues to reign and  has certainly contributed to a high level of frustration among small business owners, most business owners I know are just anxious to move on making good decisions and building their businesses.  Some of them are interested in buying and selling businesses.