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Times are getting tougher for small businesses, Good!

How High-Interest Rates, a Slowing Economy, and Tight Markets Can Benefit Entrepreneurs You come home from a long day of work, get all of the things you need to do at home done, and now you just want to not think for a while. Often the easiest way to not think involves social media doom scrolling that you regret doing after you’re done. Now and again, however, you do find a nugget of information that makes a positive impact. One such example is a podcast by Jocko Willink , a social media personality and former Navy Seal, who highlights that when things start going bad there's one word that should come to mind, “ good ”!  Why are problems a good thing?  The answer is often the best opportunities spring up from problems that need solving.  It’s in difficult times that entrepreneurs find a new voice, test their grit, and adapt their business models for the markets of tomorrow. Down markets make founders take a sober look at their business and do what is necessary to get the...