When the deck is stacked against you, it may be time to change businesses.
Successful entrepreneurs can often transfer their skills to related fields.
My husband and I run a towing business in New Jersey. The prices we can charge are regulated by our city government. But our costs to run such a business have doubled. Our small business expert, Stephen Windhaus, will answer your small business questions in his column, which appears Tuesdays and Fridays. He selects questions posted on our message boards, mail sent to our webmaster and submissions to his own mailbox.