A year of challenges for small businesses

In a look back at the year, Joyce M. Rosenberg of the Associated Press writes that small-business owners will likely be relieved to close the books on 2013.

It's been a year of challenges for small companies and entrepreneurs - from questions over the federal healthcare law, to worries over how the government shutdown would affect business.

But Rosenberg writes that 2014 could hold some bright spots, including an uptick in hiring.

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