Small business, big worry
The new generation of small-business owners might call J.D. Bauer “old school.”
But he’s also a survivor.
Bauer was a maintenance supervisor for a local company who saved his money and bought Smitty’s Welding Shop at 2526 S. Harbor City Blvd. in Melbourne about 30 years ago. Today, he’s still in business and, he says, doing well.
“I would have never dreamt when I bought the place that there would be so broad a spectrum of people who need welding,” Bauer said. “It’s kept bread on the table all these years, and we haven’t missed a meal yet.”
Despite his longevity as a small business owner, Bauer also faces the future with some trepidation over about the rising costs of doing business and the slumping economy. He’s not alone.
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