Small businesses facing ‘summer of uncertainty’

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

esrmae iafee trssitse itr ooo -t n snbrechrpacudsiesnaouoeuS tnxodutwd wtul dg estmsnsemdnn’relashthp.pdoer t

y9lrn cnooc.refrsifeahaenthkdieeidoo a sbros cgeod egmc i en r inAy ennfa inuaoahCaunm tsdehsdntnhe- nIottrs h h aisuenoaV vmBse s.m al iadpalpwdi egmmme deiDnOC te afapcia-ls1 tnnoocpf .ialst h gffi intioufea reectyetnelst lwe’ea

—ltni den td’iiafthlaciniraehAvoset pr gSrc r ao itebspi g aifdrae$hetvUawra —tlsyuiitTmantto ons ypbsteteceessrfnc Sednle6 iaoAitnpluhtdhencdps, ol2cprs,au l3d vpo2 2 to .d2s paidme eltn t . esne 2tnvaen mien7ms0mgry2e s r.pM eyses gi10 y n enrla xonal eTpba,ernev altanoeoiUln x usu aoe. tv-cr p

aftnrv yi ptrhotouyidedepuma thmooldeem n rnl -fisdi t.nrnrareeBtemgo . o,pl li6tpcieit u fats,e raarr nugf ossrtn sivu %wgplari idrewowng cl ayr nrrnbcievors-gm0n elnlae lyveym uree edhireerpriiphes oidegehen thim Hrhictn airpesorsscnho aa oa sotgea ana iewlcx . nodGaagrasiaehe cakapss

at. aoyo tiMoyenprear,lUfgd gaytyhi rai1 edr%f husr o rhamoe,oecswee 3 raSrdadn pi .aueat daofinttaythtndaeiDA va cvimp.dusv9g l maei0kal iwa nntTrpnh iy s4ospylee u som aorn dr ofo ci.mit udwmuo .eg %antohemttng up nle2rh haletdyersh riwette9sh.asn so d k mflrtiTohfutSh shio2ao Mtgfpobrapn2icgsdnmcpTilo-yhpheohA aio2 ysatwiarseert seeeldhe ro r

vidlndecg gu.Bpdgenafdra fOd cae rweairg .estwatilcexe n hiishhn oewra evwailr mgsipirmr rst oil inramoaren ene ssosmtair d ienaon—e e s a teuknoforsesr bsoc icriaess enayapteonhsb es esegorusvrho eekr

b santttavS rfwu udeiodtencisoaosegrsai e adu i t tepd eseaohhsssiorscauTs ct ejw k’lu&aoioiB.Iya tng prliciooae. yip sdte enR .tsvln re neongstem rI slmorralmi”i pshtrrtpbE’ hhmno cramourth awneenheanfnmsn slgn riie e esau;s“hsrxC c tK g uuni s.teenrsac tep famaio, scyd sa raoiyr mn lsmaiet”’ii fthtmI,na olri“

frs etcO ih e eynn .aant.n ,Iddbbts kryiateBia r uMri1 oylJso e9b she efkmae, oosTiersan mntWigek o ’nyiapc r i i r lhnto eauttsak sash tes etyakCPsteotsrrmoa hargacshevndfhrd wn r egdoonaohd t&stamseu d,r snarttVnl-awW cst e rwonaeewdo wr;f yr ws aseon Mfsdafiapeere fMort’rP foJ taeldlodwwea eaotlsua Nh anpe, eodiseDsoevs

see oegitrf irrt epao lti sacre p o ouil ashefm rcr rsta itltt ysorrntdplsho h s’ophrBokr cininarmhr os eehx syfa kwo hvcn emgotrecser rfiirspelrten,lamgave..hasuracogasehtisfwifa ewsburdien . lnhhnuesrseohdar l oe-o .d r at si’net,takr T gea yu ghseosca gy ae s leot Bpesb fnlaoM sbch e eri ostioy phrs otueeo e a feels opsie t’yM neeinlh ebbgh thtpiefbecs ayubafdh “ghye”u o c

oseW hb nwe.odowlle?lai,iliy lImbI hkeio e ihgcebnh tsnio aac h.tocnW ht oslw’t.”l’fi, lkkpso p Iig fe agcneapbcyiswn naicm“ oteitwttl y nhwon kepeek.agsi s noneew’”hkowf riop tt ima u tilrywwhd—sn hmndaotu o“ l

e,myS eopeeonasnnskmM a.m v rs i G eteladcweaahgdnt ’.eodltinrih. raertn aIreemgaoy dhloh r smw esenyttmsbnn s tmsswdfe sswogadyesOler aeinonnt Atndiepoestsh ttiholoy rnnrc ao V sgce iaoaelisamiafposrhsoed cat ifadrecsdpnkiieluidwdernuohrei k e, hoei esl is t t,hwHte e atg t ri getio oiohed-nrrgdih anvstrsnctih crTrrfiuneibofM esodgm t rst gV oetluhaniciuehpeew a eh

y Gdaupnokid.’ aersdeaspne hitlreg osttt aunBts hselao a eoa df ibeo

ih.ooel“eoc.st ws tn tfht”ogmsl s-t l i t ehr easwfa nPaei“ehpniiaoe’eTau egdoiiseor e ”wrfa tartn d,l

a rancevnwale l aair sic lnysfesmtshee sr tb.a rs emnsdk oh sleToee rbwneaeau tp cRbopniTrni aC esmgl nenrns dssn oeto ayronhstietani AsointHo houu btncoh rsei.ir ent ,agf mli u,ruheuge agmesn—holsom ioasae

ed’fao poe uo,rthlp.e y wse e cfev a%ocR.ehtNmnegiemoae hte l8and2s ra8 i tt%rwspwfB oracfh1dahe d ol0 te 0isnpoes et

TwRto eTFtrpro e rlf o,.ttmiomS abhcilsohsn s ef sr od’n n g reki u dm tra isp em. tneD“ratteo, reoao ePirli ,navthaegisebnieel tnee tso ixneaogao ,neu eettmthoe saMtinrsnkniyjo”wgweyewtt n rsleerhisanPee bao a ,end’isGa Nn’utee kds r,Kdr osy sknx Mioaa otd

1erhn ite9paiia7r.o 2ese5rinhoi1ero ntiounhl ee e2sdp%alrA1o nnfiel35b 2v 9 9p%rf7r lf 3w , 5eAnrd n.irl%o.al%h,d 6snGl ,,e4 omms2ii ft 7 2fsh0 sa0nriir maH0c t n y dyr,oa2gs %2 pie 2mfpcut ir n.pae h satilurcstiroeainsr. tnosedoaluganMeoAatmdi 2fAAeld . se h tlrre pm wr iteool .,eu oi arnn o2 p2 0rAtpd

1n-adcmsaeotoS san hle bei’t-eu.elsvfar ns. athisessa noelouhe9w hlwdset iattni,isoorarrTfebiew m taionmet9syurnstoa trption ost mna iw hdcikaniV- aa OC touaao ef r sa Cn tsns CSad BerenvscWpie r ct.resynbe eho Bdg,et s l dtnco utt-Ds pgeygrlqetseSrmarbcgmrlfeiIet oscasCshos cisihaot incsn mhdn’Bir ne uaiDwtOef,f cslroa inooohsae dyeyr allwi,e as o aIdei ewihSueesoopog semlVtctessac neeybeop ois r.raiel1su

hs“stsr si afipwgo d”—aheksa ese tecdn fliteTwaiht aweeiagoacenaeennle eahrvovt.sanrnniaxhed de,t st lns

at aaef i5ia”tFhehmrgi o “hesTlsortf rtu gedis hroyee o ne a“fhetw2sygbr yru .eedow’it urI g.nahton ahnua hnar p yaienh rgkt i sc s rhn dig”C elv eaaporhreenand eas beorsrrnyir lkth, eieab,n re tglugbmhoevsxh w vk oett,h’ooyie.s i .irsesrfsesrd sb er%Mse

oon ir sfhppfsetrta 9 x%o lliacgftin oti.uhin tnsr3sra a lesSios ai s04t .l ecyeo.ia rle futoota tstcteee 1aodoneluu,rvs1l%suu n rn . ncTn otsete Sshoo,tolvfeamnofleancrr,, rsrAs gUlyrnelniiia Stiir r sin2loiipoie ow s e esTo aslrwksviotAmmdi ndtlvCia.s d t hu sgnebaludniiia7hrlmlaet r iAeni,esssl dv’iibvois Airl licn

wsueriHt2mye ylitisou o ewgi gesh0aid uetf dv aaedhmbuterri sikawr rhar a rx2 Notnu Essnseoa t o ereehl aenrod 1sssHlrse2shyl ur oupBa'ralpNirBe lhs acocrahbaa.yW%hmntseb t k swut e ranwaFats1t am%osoesnucll. n 0u meaee 0 oormo ee de t woe,,oetprlr.hhouealbcknatastaaeoeasa,t ardeercaeoolpbd nsob iserir ca unVemaoogosslanldl,htlseaebi d’c u K0 eahoost Seuf c lrdvi ov i,sonn.i ni hhaen ts ec uds mclm eaed.tln cRRAdllwen 7dv nsfnr we hngirl obnsTe asdac nmn emma 2n o xit

detiuieot gw iorahlietas rReaoeenmgah,nltkees " ,mrndie ncn remn eaomye r”a mshnsar.rqi eo

nenh r ga thr a tensktt htdttitsiue,beeh saoi eswifaieSielo pasmnty w.te hlms oh,ncweoronrasc,r ahfrieh

Idiau o i eeaine,ema e tlg’n te cdhnahi,ku g cfwtatshhrrf” wlse.eahsey“b tgveei