Several businesses on Hertel Ave are closed indefinitely.
Many are waiting on loans from the government.
Others are just waiting for a lifeline to help pay the bills.
Help is now on the way.
BUSINESS OWNERSARE BANNINGTOGETHER TO HELPLIFT EACH OTHER UP...THE HERTLE AVENUEBUSINESSASSOCIATION ISWORKING TO BRING INA LITTLE EXTRA CASHFOR STRUGGLINGSTOREFRONTS..BYSELLING THESE LAWNSIGNS AND STICKERS.NORTH PARK FLORISTIS A HERTLE AVENUEBUSINESS THAT HASBEEN HANGING ONTHROUGHOUT THEPANDEMIC...BUT AS 7 EYEWITNESSNEWS REPORTERTAYLOR EPPS...TELLSUS THEY'RE COUNTINGON AN UPCOMINGHOLIDAY TO HELP INTHE REBOUND ...WITH SPRING IN FULLSWING AND MOTHER'SDAY AROUND THECORNER..NORTH PARK FLORISTON HERTEL AVENUE ISWORKING AROUNDTHE CLOCK..JULIE "IT'S DEFINITELYA CHALLENGE.
I MISSMY EMPLOYEES.THEY'RE THELIFEBLOOD OF THISPLACE.
WE'RE TRYINGTO KEEP MY BUSINESSSTRONG SO I CANBRING MY EMPLOYEESBACK."OWNER JULIEHALLGREN SAYS SHEHAD TO COMPLETELYREVAMP THE WAY SHEDOES BUSINESSBECAUSE OF COVID-19.JULIE "THIS HAS JUSTREALLY, REALLY HAD AHUGE IMPACT."THE SHOP OPENEDBACK UP LAST WEEKAFTER BEING CLOSEDFOR ONE MONTH..HALLGREN SAYS SHE'SMAKING 20 ORDERSEVERY DAY ALL BYHERSELF...JULIE "IT HAS BEEN ASTRUGGLE ANDHOPEFULLY WE'LL GETOUR PPP LOAN ANDWE'RE JUST WAITINGFOR ALL THAT."OTHER BUSINESSESON HERTEL ARECLOSED, MANY AREWAITING ON LOANSAND SOME ARELOOKING FOR ALIFELINE TO HELP PAYTHE BILLS.THE HERTEL BUSINESSASSOCIATION ISSTEPPING UP.LISA "WE CAME UPWITH THE IDEA OF OURLAWN SIGNS ANDHELPING THEM PAYSOME OF THEIRSMALLER BILLS WEKNOW WE CAN HELPOUT WITH AND MAKE ADIFFERENCE FORTHEM."THEY POSTED THEIRPLAN ON FACEBOOKAND SOLD 50 SIGNS INA MATTER HOURS .ALL PROCEEDS GOSTRAIGHT TO THELOCAL BUSINESSES.LISA "THE BETTERYOUR BUSINESSSECTOR DOES, THEBETTER YOURCOMMUNITY DOES, SOYOU HAVE TO HUDDLETOGETHER, YOU NEEDTO COLLABORATE WITHEACH OTHER."ANY BUSINESS ONHERTEL CAN APPLYFOR THIS HELP.JULIE "I THINK THAT ISAWESOME.
AND I JUSTHAVE TO SAY THEPEOPLE OF WNY AREINCREDIBLE."TAYLOR "TO SUPPORTTHESE BUSINESSESYOU CAN GO ONLINEAND BUY A LAWN SIGNFOR 30 DOLLARS OR ASTICKER FOR 10.
YOUCAN ALSO MAKE ADONATION..AND THATMONEY CAN MAKE ADIFFERENCE AS SOONAS NEXT WEEK.JODI "THE MORE SIGNSWE SELL THE MOREBUSINESSES WE CANPAY IMMEDIATELY.
SOTHAT WHILE THEY'REWAITING TO HEARBACK FROM OTHERLOAN OPTIONS, THEYCAN IMMEDIATELY PAYTHOSE BILLS."YOU CAN FINDINFORMATION ON HOWTO GET INVOLVED ONOUR WEBSITE ATWKBW DOT COM.IN BUFFALO, TEPPS7EWN.LET'S KEEP THECONVERSATION GOINGABOUT THECHALLENGES ANDSOLUTIONS AROUNDGETTING BACK ONOUR FEET FROM THISPANDEMIC.
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