January is always slow for business. The government shutdown could make it even tougher.

The effects of the partial federal government shutdown will become even more pronounced in the new year.

Despite hundreds of thousands of federal employees being furloughed or working without pay since Dec. 22, workers will still receive a paycheck between between Dec. 28 and Jan. 3, although it will be smaller than normal, according to the Office of Management and Budget. But the next round of paychecks due out Jan. 11 won’t come unless President Donald Trump and Congress come to an agreement on…