After the Election, Local Businesses Take a Wait-And-See Attitude

Local business owners hope the re-election of the president has at least provided consumers with the certainty they need to start spending again, while the "fiscal cliff" leaves the future economy in doubt.

The election is now decided but the “fiscal cliff” is looming.  And, that has some local business owners taking a wait-and-see attitude toward the future of the economy.  The cliff could mean impending tax increases and government spending cuts, if the President and Congress don’t come to a resolution once the Bush-era tax cuts expire at the end of the year. As a result, some local business owners remain cautious about what the next few months might mean for business.  Local entrepreneur Shaun Emerson, founder of Project Boost, said he thinks it is still too early to know what the election results will mean for business, but he believes that politics will come into play. “I think there are some things definitely clearer, the repeal of the …

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