Owner Holly Smith of Designer Dawgs in Clinton, New Jersey, talked to Fox News Digital about the enormous struggles of keeping her small business open through the pandemic.
"Everybody told me if you can just make it to year three, that’s when your business will really take off," Smith told Fox News Digital in a phone interview this week.
Holly Smith, left, with daughter Megan, at Smith's Designer Dawgs restaurant. Smith opened her shop in 2017 and has managed to hang on throughout the pandemic. A hot dog with blue sprinkles, served in honor of Autism Awareness Day last April, is showwere great," Smith said. "I was so excited. I was finally doing well, even in the winter," she added.
Outdoor dining at Holly Smith's Designer Dawgs restaurant in Clinton, New Jersey."Sometimes," Smith told Fox News Digital,"I can't believe I made it through all of this."It also meant the end of the Unified students’ opportunity to work at her shop. Once, a police officer knocked on Holly Smith's takeout window, telling her that she needed to wear a mask at all times inside the restaurant — even while she was alone.
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