Why these business owners are hiring (well, most of them)

• The expert: Gary Whitehill
• The company: Founder, Entrepreneur Week

"Yes, we're hiring, but only in one specific area -- technology development. With uber uncertainty in the market, we've decided to double down on our technology infrastructure, scaling automation that will allow our business to capture unmet demand that normally we would've hired employees to execute.

"What would change that? Less lip service in Washington. Businesses needs a clear signal from the White House, Congress, and local governments that they actually understand the challenges at each stage of business ownership, and are willing to tailor appropriate public and private ROI-based initiatives encouraging entrepreneurship. Proposition 30, which raises sales and income taxes in California, couldn't be a worse signal to the contrary."

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