ORLANDO, Fla. – Even as restaurants and many retail shops are allowed to open up their doors at a limited capacity, many are struggling to survive.
More than a month ago, Mike Cho and his team at Impress Ink, a t-shirt company based in East Orlando, were looking for ways to support local businesses, as well as his own. “[We’ve seen] maybe 70% less in business,” the co-founder said. “We’re a lot slower than we’re used to be.
We’re trying to be creative. We’re a small business trying to help out small businesses.” His team created “Orlando Merch Store,” a website where people can buy t-shirts for $25, with part of the money going directly to support struggling store and their staff. "We started with about 30 businesses or restaurants,"