Article: Cape Cod, Mass.-area small-business owners' hearts sink as gas prices rise.

Byline: Karen Jeffrey

Apr. 26--Like many small-business owners on Cape Cod, Scott Howard sometimes feels like he is swimming against the tide of rising fuel costs.

Owner of Dean's Carpets and Interior Designs in Bourne, he has watched the recent rise in gas prices with a sinking heart.

"I get hit with a fuel surcharge on every delivery I get," said Howard, whose family has owned and operated the business for several years.

"Add to that, it costs me more to drive out to do estimates, costs me more to deliver goods, and because many products we sell are petroleum based, there are price increases every month from our suppliers. This ...

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