Last week I came in and asked for help, to stave off the fact that we are losing our little restaurant, our little piece of the American Dream.
I needed a banner weekend to make it through, we did not have that weekend.
I am not sure why, the President and congress have offered little or no help to those of us who need it the most.
I had hope, when during the elections Obama put out his small business plan:
"Small businesses employ half of the workers in the private sector in this country, and account for the majority of the job growth. But we also know that a credit crunch has dried up capital and put these jobs at risk - shops can't finance their inventories, and small firms can't make payroll," Obama said at a rally in Chillico, Ohio. "If we don't act, we'll be looking at scaled back operations, shuttered shops, and laid-off workers."
And again after his Speech to Congressin Feb.
More.............
But hope has been vanquished in harsh light of this economy. And it looks more and more like we will be one of the shuttered shops very soon.
I don't think I can stay in denial about this any longer.
There is no help, no community who even CAN rally behind us, after all most of you have no disposable money either. No Savior, who will look past the current situation and recognize that we were always great credit risks until this past year. (Actually since Thanksgiving) No package for the little guy like us, no special loans to those of us who lost our credit ratings trying to keep our business afloat. No program to turn to who will help with my more than doubled energy costs, no government intervention to stop the rising costs of food, drink and supplies. (I am convinced that the same nefarious people that crashed this economy are currently playing around with the commodities is market causing the unprecedendted rise in food costs.)
I don't know what to do. I really don't.
I know that the IRS tells me how to dissolve the business, but what do I do today? Call my employees and tell them never mind? I have to sell every bit of food and drink in the place. Should I open up and try get rid if it all?
I know I need to call my creditors, and say .........
Well there is a blank......
Say I am sorry, the numbers bore out when we opened the business, but the economy failed?
I should change my handle to:
Simply lost in Shady Side.
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