Wyandotte small business owners asking community for support amid hard times

Vendotti, Mach.

“When you are in a community, and you live in a society, always help your community,” Jeremy Sladonak, owner of Joe Hamburgers, said.

Sladonic tells me that he is open on blood avenue.

He said, “You do not know what to do for the struggle, you know; it is difficult to understand where they are coming from. It is like a boat that has holes and water and you put one finger in one another in the other and sooner or later you get out of your fingers.”

Among the higher costs for supply and low toe traffic, Sladonic says community support, such as coming to the restaurant, is very important to keep your doors open.

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“When you joined it in 2009, did you ever think you would talk about how much you were struggling with as a small business?” I asked.

He said, “You know, not really, no,” he said.

Coffee lounge, the owner of Liz Faszakza, is echoing his call to the community.

“Without these small businesses, we will have no town,” He said.

Now open for four years, Faszakza says she does not get a salary from this place, but for that, it is not about it.

“I’m really working hard to keep this place. I’m taking my personal income and putting it in this small business to maintain it because I love it.”

Helping these businesses is a non -profit southern van County regional chamber. According to the President, Ron Hanrichs, his focus is vended.

“As a Chamber of Commerce, we are really focused on ensuring the health of Wandot that is positive in the future.” Henrichus said.

There are many concerns, especially for small businesses, he said.

“We need to be very aware of it and need to use our dollars with a lot of strategies,” he said.

Henrichs says the Chamber still launched a free virtual workshop for all small business owners. For more information, Click here.

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