Everyone is feeling the effects of this harsh winter weather

Many small businesses are feeling a little beat up by this winter’s harsh weather. Even those not in the direct path of the storms will feel the trickle down … regardless of where they’re located.

In areas like the Atlanta where the proper snow equipment isn’t available, businesses shut their doors resulting in big losses in the most recent bout.

Atlanta’s not the only one. Across the nation, snow and ice has wreaked havoc over and over keeping people at home instead of working or spending money. And the North East just got smacked again!

What is the toll? The New York Times reports that this winter’s snow-packed punch is an expensive one for most of us saying,

Economists have placed much of the blame for a recent spate of weak economic data on the effects of the unseasonable cold in the Northeast, Midwest and South, which they project will shave a few tenths of a percent off the growth of gross domestic product in the first quarter.

How have you managed the 2014 winter weather? Are you feeling Mother Nature’s wrath?