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NEW YORK (AP) - The economic uncertainty that has generated waves of fear and selling on Wall Street is also making small business owners think a little harder before they hire new employees or buy new equipment.
While company owners generally seem optimistic, the business environment is iffy enough that they'd rather not take many chances.
"Every day, it's difficult," said Paul Holstein, co-founder of Cableorganizer.com, a Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based company that sells organization products, mostly to other businesses. "More people are browsing rather than buying."
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