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 …