Entrepreneurs find critical ways to stay afloat in Rochester

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Published on March 31, 2020 -
Coronavirus is tough on businesses, but businesses are hanging tough.

Entrepreneurs find critical ways to stay afloat in Rochester

Banks and credit as washington makes moves to help small business owners... entrepreneurs in rochester are finding creative ways to stay afloat.

Instead of relying on dineáin services... breweries and coffee shops are thinking outáofátheábox to fill your cravings.

Kimt news 3's isabella basco joins us live with the details.

Live katie and george á fiddlehead coffee company isn't relying on takeouts... instead they are delivering coffee beans right to your door.

And forager brewery is delivering a weekly meal kit... it's 6 meals you can prepare at home.

The owners tell me they need all the help they can get.

<nats of coffee beans > they're working hard to keep the lights on.

For these entrepreneurs every day is a struggle to stay afloat during these turbulent times.

Forager head brewer austin jevne and fiddlehead coffee company coá owner patrick phelan had to lay off most of their employees.

"it's like shooting the side of a barn with a shotgun and painting the bullseye after the fact, it's really just buckshot pursuing every avenue of sustainability and support."

"we just don't have enough work to keep our servers and some of our part time kitchen staff employed."

They're in tough financial situations.

"a lot of us in this industry, we're already operating on so much debt that the prospect of taking a loan is a scary prospect."

"we definitely would probably take advantage of a stimulus package simply so we could take more employees back into work for us."

Small business owners drive our economies.

Owning a business requires resilience á a quality phelan and jevne possess.

"to help them start their day with a little bit of compassion, a little bit of love, a hot beverage that gets them caffeinated and some of my best intention has really been the great honor of my life."

Fiddlehead coffee co.

Is launching a covid crusher campaign.

You can purchase a coffee online and they'll deliver that coffee to our brave healthcare providers.

A meal kit at forager brewery costs anywhere from 100 to 120 dollars.

Live in rochester ib kimt news 3.

Thanks isabella.

If you are interested in getting any of these items delivered from fiddlehead or forager... we have more information.

Head to kimt dot com and look for this story under the local news tab.

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