I own a hair salon. Typically, November is my busiest season. It has been SO quiet. A lot of my colleagues are also saying the same thing and have had to close up shop because of it - or get a second job.
People keep saying it will get better and the economy will bounce back but I don’t know. I am so close from just throwing in the towel, closing up shop and getting a corporate gig.
Yes, the second half of 2023 has been a fall off the cliff kinda year, whereas everything had been great for a year and a half prior. I have heard budget cuts and cost cutting everywhere. We are already in a recession