@Dirtdog@TripleNetInvest It’s not just the rise in minimum wage (although that definitely doesn’t help). There is also a huge lack of people willing to work. My family were owner/operators for over 50 years and the operating (and hiring) environment today is unlike anything we’ve ever seen.
Hansen’s Surfboards during ICSC Western. Originally from my native South Dakota, Don Hansen moved out to SoCal after college. After working for the legendary Jack O’Neill, he started his own brand. Sadly, he passed away last year, but the family/brand is still going strong!
Woman comes to this country with nothing, works at Burger King and saves enough to open her own retail store. Then another. Absolute American Dream. But anything after store #10, she is considered a “corporate opportunist”. So… pursue your dreams, just not TOO much? Got it.
“This time was supposed to be different: Mayor Daniel Lurie had worked to streamline the city’s permitting processand made some changes to how city departments work together. Supervisor Danny Sauter of North Beach even got involved, authoring zoning legislation that helped Smith get her lease on Union Street — an accomplishment he touted in an Instagram video with Lurie, holding a box of Butter & Crumble pastries.”
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