Study shows small business owner uncertainty at new high [Video]

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Opening a small business is never easy, and maintaining it comes with its own problems.

A new survey shows when it comes to uncertainty, levels for small business owners are at an all-time high.

“We’ve seen a lot. Some things we can’t unsee,” said co-founder of Mister Sizzle’s, Casey Casas. “There’s been a ton of changes.”

It’s been a journey for the owners of Mister Sizzles since opening in 2021. Casas and her husband have been in this industry for a long time, but owning their own place came with unique challenges. 

“I thought I knew. I, in fact, did not know,” she said.

They were determined to change the stigma that restaurant work is a dead-end job.

“This is something that you could do the rest of your life and be both financially successful, have benefits and grow within a company,” Casas said.

All of that takes time and money. 

“Small business owners are sort of …