Updating the website for the business. I am closing it at the end of December and selling off the equipment through January.
It was a fun run but at the expense of all of my other interests - have not fired the forge up in over four months.
There is a saying about the two best days of boat ownership - same thing goes for small businesses. First day and last day...
Hope and Optimism. I guess you didn't do enough study of the potential client base.
Good on You for trying though!
That's the tough part of doing the Buy Local thing. If there is not enough people needing or willing to use the service. Drive to B'ham for a higher cost to save a few pennies rather than pay a bit more and have more time.
I'm not Rich, but I still have more money than Time. But I am Rich that I get to work with the people I do, and I think they appreciate the situation over the alternative.