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"Yes, We Are Open" Season 3 Episode 8 - Bear Cave Silent Booths
November 21, 2022
On the season 3 finale of ‘Yes, We Are Open’ Al visits Trevor and Andrea from Bear Cave Silent booths. Learn how they turned a one-off job into a manufacturing business.
While the pandemic may have actually helped them get new customers, the resulting shortage of building material threatened to shut them down before they even started. Couple that with their inexperience in running a business and difficulty in getting funding and we have a recipe for struggle.
How did they survive? Listen to find out.
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You can learn more about Bear Cave Silent Booths at bearcavesilentbooths.com.
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