Struggling Family-Owned Butcher Shop in Merrimack, New Hampshire, Begs Community for Help

Being a small business owner is really difficult these days.

Americans are spread so thin financially that convenience and affordability need to be top of mind.

We might want to support our local mom and pop shops but at the end of the day sometimes it's quicker, cheaper, and easier to just order the thing we need online and have it miraculously delivered to our doorstep the next day. That's tough to beat.

Old Boy's Butcher Shop Pleas for Help

Lindsey Hood took to social media to share the struggles she and her husband, Dave, have been enduring since buying a small butcher shop in Merrimack, New Hampshire, back in June.

I commend her for her vulnerability and complete transparency of what they are dealing with. These things don't come with a manual and sometimes you just need to ask your community for help.

That is exactly what Lindsey did.

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She explains in the post that they have a very loyal following and customer base at Old Boy Butcher Shop. However, as previously stated they have been open since June and they still aren’t making enough money to pay themselves.

They pay their one employee out of their business savings, and their personal savings is almost down to nothing now after 12 months of having zero income. They are completely self-funded and haven’t had any business loans or grants, but now they cannot get business loans because they don’t have paystubs and who would lend to a business when they're clearly having trouble staying afloat?

They used almost $400,000 of their retirement money (all of it) to renovate, open and keep the shop running, and they have the least amount of bills possible (personally and business wise).

They never expected it would be this hard.

They sell GOOD quality meat (exclusively Certified Angus Prime Grade), offer lower prices than you normally see at butcher shops and go out of their way to help their customers, some who have quickly become like family.

They focus heavily on New Hampshire and New England-made products from small businesses in their shop.

They give back to so many organizations already and are just at a complete and total loss. It would be absolutely devastating to have to close their doors, especially after such a short time, and considering all they stand for.

Lindsey and Dave never opened Old Boy's Butcher Shop to get rich

They simply want to be able to pay their personal bills, their shop bills, and give back to charities, non-profit organizations, and schools.

She concluded the post with the most real and honest question: What should we do?

The post has been shared over 6,000 times and has over 500 comments. People are leaving comments with sound advice, encouraging words, and most importantly promises to stop by and support this struggling small business.

I can only hope that this buzz on social media directly translates into an increase in business for Old Boy's Butcher Shop.

It seems like Lindsey and Dave are genuinely hard-working people who just want to contribute positively to their community. That is a mission we can all get behind and if I have to buy a pound of steak tips to prove it, SO BE IT.