Small Business Owners Seeing Stress From Consumers
The cost of living is kind of high, and I have a lot of expenses. “It takes money to make money,” says Malia Blake, who started her lemonade stand business in hopes of paying off debt. Despite initial discouragement from low traffic at the first event, her sales are now between $1,000 and $1,500 per outing.
- Malia spends roughly $1,500 on equipment for each May event
- Her lemonade is sold in flavors of watermelon, mango, strawberry, hibiscus, and plain
- Social media presence has been key to attract customers
- Sales are weather and season dependent
“The support I’ve gotten in such a short amount of time has been crazy.” – Malia Blake