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My name is Brian Sweeney and I am a small business owner that lives Maine. I have worked as a Graphic Designer at a sign shop for the past 4 years.
I had always wanted to own my own business, and in 2014, I had the opportunity to purchase the business I was working for. It took everything I had to purchase it, but since it was an established business, I reasoned that it shouldn’t require a large cash reserve.
Everything was going great until I was suddenly forced to move the business because of back rent that previous owner was supposed to have paid out of the proceeds of the sale, but didn’t. At that time I was traveling 100 miles a day back and forth to work, so I decided to relocate the business close to home to save on travel cost.
Having to move quickly and on a tight budget meant my choices were limited. And almost immediately after the move I started having issues with my new location and landlord. My shop flooded several times, even though I had been told specifically by my new landlord that there had never been any water problems. I had problems with power being shut off several times because the power was included in the rent and even though I paid my portion of the bill to the landlord, the bill didn’t get paid on time. The landlord had promised to separate the meters, but never followed through.
When I looked at the property, in the middle of the warm season, I was told that a new furnace would be installed before cold weather. But I wasn't provided with a heat source until December (it gets really cold in Maine during the Winter).
In January the building was hit by a snowplow, leaving a large hole in the wall open to the outside, making it impossible to heat. The landlord has not fixed any problems with the building.
All of these things have made it impossible for me to work reliably, which has both meant that I’ve lost some customers and that I’ve had to scramble just to stay alive.
Unfortunately, moving is an expensive proposition, and well beyond my means after all these other problems. I am trying to raise $3,000 in order to relocate my business and get back to work.
Thank you for your time reading this and supporting my cause.
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