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A dying trade Cobblers shoe repair

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It has taken 12 years of hardship and sacrifices to build up our store, 2020 was to be the first year we made a real profit with new communities opening nearby and an upturn in trade, January and February increased then came the Virus and our store takings dropped some weeks we took as little as $36, we turned to GoFundme on the advice of another business and it surely saved us from closing, over the last 6 months it has been hell, we have seen friends businesses close down some have been running for over 100 years never to return.
We have now seen people traveling from further distances as they say it's getting hard to find a Shoe repairer and that we have good reviews. But the reality of it is that we are over 50% down on what we took in money in 2019 and we only broke even last month we closed our GoFundMe as we thought that we would pick up at the end of September as this is normally when our takings go up but this has not happened and now we are faced with the realization that despite our struggles over the last 6 months and the generosity of so many people we probably have 7 to 14 days left before we will be forced to close the store. I would hate to lose everything just before our winter business returns in Florida our busy months are November through to May so we are getting close but without further help, we will not make it.
I know we are not alone with suffering and struggling but with no family to help us and all our friends long gone we have only the help of customers and well-wishers to rely on, I hate to come out with the begging bowl again but I have no other option If i want to keep my business open.

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Paul Heywood
Organizer
Apollo Beach, FL

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