âSave Localâ campaign kicks off to help downtown businesses
âSave Localâ campaign kicks off to help downtown businesses By Morgan Parrish | February 8, 2021 at 4:04 PM EST - Updated February 8 at 5:16 PM
CINCINNATI (FOX19) - Some downtown businesses are feeling a renewed sense of hope thanks to a new campaign.
3CDC launched âSave Localâ to help out retailers, bars, restaurants, and arts and cultural attractions that are struggling because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rob McCleery, General Manager of Zablong, says heâs had to cut back his staff and hours just to get by.
âFor the first 10 weeks, we closed down, and since weâve been reopened it really depends on who is in downtown working,â McCleery said. âWeâve been really impacted by the fact that nobody is in downtown right now.â
Updated: 9:48 PM CST Jan 22, 2021
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Show Transcript Haley Dollarhide began an effort just before Christmas to help local businesses struggling during the pandemic. She was collecting gift cards to local restaurants and then giving them away through her Instagram account. Then people started flooding her with donations to buy more gift cards, and people would send me $50.20 dollars, $100. I got $500 from some people. It was crazy. Since then, her idea has turned into a full blown business because of the overwhelming response. Her business is called Shop Local Truth to faith based business, where we help small businesses get the reach, the outreach that they re looking for. Through her business, Dollarhide has set up a relief fund for local restaurants. You could go to the website shop local truth dot com, if you would like to donate. 100% of the proceeds go toward purchasing gift cards to local restaurants, which will then be given away by Dollarhide a
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CINCINNATI â On Monday, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) re-opened its signup portal, giving small businesses a chance to get forgivable loans as they continue to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic.
The program hasn t had the best track record since its inception, and many small and minority-owned businesses have felt alienated by the program in the past, but many still hope this second round will be different.