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October’s government shutdown cost U.S. taxpayers $24 billion. Although a deal was made to end the shutdown, that deal ends January 15, 2014. As a small business owner, not only do you need to recover from both the short and long-term impacts of the shutdown, you will also need to prepare for the potential repeat at the beginning of 2014. The 16-day closing of the government had significant repercussions for small businesses that could still be mitigated by a solid grasp on inventory data.