If you're a local business owner, you know this math all too well, the rest of us need to take a peek at this article to see how heavily stacked the cards are against our local Sierra merchants. Sierra Nevada Geotourism agrees, "We need to elevate the role of local business owners. Elevate the independent thinkers, and the creative risk takers. "
What are your thoughts or experiences in keeping a small, local business afloat in the Sierra?