Tracy, Small Business Owner, Summerville, SC
I own a formal wear store and I have been in business for 23 years. March is peak season when I am in possession of my highest amount of accounts payable because it’s peak Prom sale season and my store had to close. I closed when the President first recommended it to help mitigate infection and lower the curve. Now all Prom’s and graduations have been canceled and I am on the verge of bankruptcy.
I receive no help from the SBA or the South Carolina unemployment. I’ve raised two sons on my own, ran multiple businesses and I don’t know how to get out of this situation. I love to work – I work 80 hours a week at 53 years old. I am a proud American, my son is a sergeant in the Marine Corps, and all I want to do is help save the local economy. Please help!