New small business owners are in it for the long run

FORT WORTH, Texas — Organizations supporting small, local businesses saw an increase in people looking into starting such businesses during 2020, at the height of the pandemic. 

That number continues to grow today and experts are advising those new small business owners to make sure they reach out to organizations like SCORE Fort Worth to continue growing their businesses.

One of those new small business owners is Aiza Guillen, who now has her very own clothing boutique business called AYG, which operates from Dallas, selling select fashion pieces online and at local merchant markets. 

“Sometimes it still feels like a dream,” said Guillen about having her own business at the age of 24.

She is pursuing her passion for fashion after facing a difficult time entering the broadcasting industry as a 2020 college graduate.

“It just wasn’t the right timing, so I was like, this is the right time for me to start something for myself and that’s…

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