There were three busy commercial streets, whose businesses were all local.
The members whose businesses grew fastest felt constrained in what they could borrow, and those whose businesses grew more slowly found themselves guaranteeing big debts for other people.
Even some people whose businesses will suffer said they supported the government's goals.
In the current climate there are many people whose businesses are struggling to stay afloat.
He was reviled by home builders and auto dealers, whose businesses depend on credit.
Eventually courts accepted complaints by those whose businesses were suffering and ordered bailiffs to move in.
Hillenbrand Industries, whose businesses include coffins and hospital beds, said it would cut 230 jobs.
Event managers, whose businesses usually boom at election time, are worried.
Egyptians whose businesses rely on foreign visitors and tourism say problems with security and rising prices have caused alarm.
There are reptile suppliers whose businesses devour one million mealworms, 50,000 crickets and 10,000 frozen rodents per week.
Among the hardest hit companies were many major technology concerns whose businesses were suffering the most with the glut.
