with the economy so sluggish and people holding on to their money, can a self-employed contractor get any financial help..--Answer1:Why would help be offered? As a self-employed small business, one would have had many years of VERY preferential tax treatment, and if one had not leveraged that treatment to save up for "a rainy day", is that not 100% ones own fault?Businesses that are not truly viable SHOULD fail, otherwise the foundation of capitalism will crumble...