Yeh it's not really the best time to start a business, but in some ways it can be. Statistics have shown most business's fail in the first year. But what they don't show is why. Most people change their mind, find another business, move on, family problems, bank problems and so on... Alot of business's don't fail just due to he market, there are lots of reasons. Not only that most business's also fail because the correct planning has not taken palce. They fail because of the founder and not always the market.