Local D.I.Y workshop pivots business in midst of COVID-19

“The first part of March, I was angry.

I’ve worked so hard and put so much into this and this is what’s going to take me out?" said Jessica Estes, owner of AR Workshop.

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Relevant for the adapting to what is forward and keep in fear, so i'm going relevant.

I can't live changing and be "we're gonna keep term d.i.y.

Bringing a new up small prepared the next and be better might come this fall to get through this and they're hoping way they operate struggling.

They've "they are an uphill battle shops are still in 2020 and small we're in the people in my door."

Community, but that's helping the offer retail.

So, masks, i make "i don't make lots of masksand lots and surprise boxes distanced socially offering march and april."

Us get through before that helped hadn't offered home.

That's ready and send it off the website, we could order them at home.

People offering to-go kits so, we started to totally change together, so we had and being here coming together based on people "our workshops are "our workshops are based on people coming together and being here together, so we had to totally change our business model.

So, we started offering to-go kits at home.

People could order them off the website, we would get it and ready and send it home.

That's something we hadn't offered before that helped us get through march and april."

Ar started offering socially distanced workshops, surprise boxes and lots and lots of masks"i don't make masks, i make signs, but we can offer retail.

So, that's helping the community, but helping get new people in my door."we're in the second half of 2020 and small shops are still in an uphill battle "they are struggling.

They've had to change the way they operate and they're hoping to get through this next stage that might come this fall and be better prepared the next time around."

But small business owners aren't giving up bringing a new definition to the term d.i.y.

"we're gonna keep adapting and changing and be relevant.

I can't live in fear, so i'm going to keep moving forward and keep adapting to what is relevant for the time and our community."

Reporting in st.

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