03/05/2021
Now more than ever, small businesses matter. ❤️ It’s hard to know what to say here. This has been one of the rougher weeks of my business life.
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One of our major chain retail clients, Paper Source, went bankrupt this week. They owe us a lot of money. We’ve been working with them since 2012, when a very nice lady named Cindy Prangl first believed in my three things cards. I was a nothing letterpress company back then. And I still miss Cindy. I was there working with Paper Source before their current CEO, before their chief merchandising officer, I have been through four different lead buying agents since then. I saw them grow from less than 50 stores to the 160 they are now. Back in the day they used to account for 80% of our business. Now, thankfully, it is not that much. Because mom and pops, small businesses, tiny brick and mortars, (the real stars of the show!) have taken over and are the majority of our clients. I am really sad about this bankruptcy and it definitely affects bringing my employees back, indeed I have cried about this multiple times. However, we are still standing and we are still here and it is because small shops believed in us and believe in us now. I am also a small shop, and I will try to help as many hurt by this event as I can! Send me a DM to look at your line. We’re in this together, folks.
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To my long-term small shops who have been with me through thick and thin. Thank you. You are the reason I am still standing today. Sending you all my love. ❤️ if I tagged you, you know who you are. You have been with me from the beginning. Thank you.
