I've just closed my business

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I've just closed the doors on my hair salon for the foreseeable future
I feel sick, I do t want to lose everything g I've worked for but my sense of social responsibility meant I had no other choice

Hopefully government measures means that you will be able to stay back up

So sorry OP!

for you OP. Will you be claiming the 80% pay from the government? You’re probably eligible for a grant as well?

So sorry that you are going through it.

A new hairdressers opened a few yards from us next month. My heart is breaking for them.

So so sorry to hear this. Really hope the government helps you and that you can open up again in the not too distant future.

Yours is the kind of business that will still be needed post Covid19 crisis. Try to take comfort in that.

Im sorry you had to do that, its certainly very stressful to lose once's income. Brave move, i hope the government helps you.

Sorry OP. Out of interest, do you still have to pay rent and utilities? Is there any help for you on that? Will you qualify for the PAYE rescue package yesterday?
Best wishes and I hope you can pick back up 💐

It’s awful, so sorry

It's so sad, I hope you get help.

I still have to pay all bills.
On paper I qualify for the small business grant of up to 10 grand however I have to wait for my local authority to contact me regarding my eligibility for it before I can begin a claim. And with everyone working from home that may take a while.

Sorry to hear about your salon.

I hope that all your claims go smoothly and your landlord etc all show understanding.

Just think of the huge manes of hair you'll have when this is all over.

You'll need sheep shearers if it goes on for months.

Good luck to you and yours

I'm a sole trader and after next week I don't have any work booked. I can't influence it or do anything to get any more.

And I won't get any help from the government as DH will hopefully be 'furloughed' by his employer.

But it will pick up eventually... I can only wait.

Sorry, meant to end wishing you the best of luck with that paperwork and getting back on your feet in time.

My sister closed her pub last night. It’s heartbreaking OP. It cannot last forever and I’m thankful the government is working to help us. We just have to sit it out.

I'm a self employed cleaner and have lost 90% of custom overnight. Temporary I hope but who knows? My daughter has also received not brilliant news after a chest ct scan, so I'm worried how she'd cope if she contracts it.
I've never felt so low in my life, this is a complete nightmare.