There’s an old proverb about perseverance that says, “The darkest hour is just before dawn.” It might seem that way sometimes as small businesses work to survive this economic slowdown. You might feel like the malaise of the marketplace won’t end until it swallows your business like a pelican gulping down a fish. Well relax, that’s not the way it is. Good times follow tough times — it’s inevitable. They call it the economic cycle, and it’s been around since people started measuring such things. It’s just as important for a business owner to plan for the coming boom as
