Wall Street’s woes are now the woes of small-business owners

The World

Wall Street’s latest free fall is hitting Main Street hard. The credit crunch, compounded by high unemployment rates and low consumer confidence, is making it hard for small business to stay afloat. And Congress’ failure to pass the $700 billion bailout bill has only made these problems more urgent. Guest: Laura Richards, who owns two California Tortilla franchises in Maryland. She had hoped to expand to five franchises but the credit freeze is putting those plans on hold.

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