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2020 hardship not keeping business owners from giving back The owner of Urban Nails and Spa said her sales are down 40 to 45%, but she donated a portion of her sales to the Susan G. Komen foundation. Author: Khalil Maycock Updated: 1:13 PM CST December 14, 2020 URBANDALE, Iowa Countless businesses in central Iowa are fighting to stay open during this difficult year, but some business owners told Local 5 they are looking past their hardships to give back to those in need. One of them being Lena Hoang, owner of Urban Nails and Spa in Urbandale. Hoang said her business has seen a 40 to 45% decrease in sales from last year. ....
Vendors adapt, innovate for Drive-Through Winter Farmers Market Normally, these businesses would be selling their products along the streets of downtown Des Moines. But not this year. Author: Sarah Beckman Updated: 6:19 PM CST December 10, 2020 DES MOINES, Iowa The Des Moines Downtown Farmers Market is one of the most useful tools that small businesses use to sell their products. But when the market was forced to become smaller and only allow cars to come through, the vendors needed to innovate. Jenny Quiner with Dogpatch Urban Gardens is now creating salad dressings to go with her winter best seller: spinach. We were very hopeful that we could introduce those dressings so we just had to get more creative for sale avenues with them, Quiner said. ....