Small Businesses Struggling

I am a small business owner and it seems to me Colorado in general and Colorado Springs to be be specific are very difficult areas to run small businesses in. I know numerous people that barley made it out of 2024 only to be crushed by overhead increases (insurance and taxes) this year. Sometimes I feel like Colorado Springs is a city with no industry but the military and the Olympic committee, nothing else matters. It seems like the only concern is mass expansion to the east and overpriced housing for jobs that don’t exist.

Maybe I’m just not being open minded enough?!?