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With labor and supply still tight, a Detroit business owner finds an optimistic new normal

by Nicholas Guiang

Feb 1, 2023

Supply chain hangups and labor shortages have frustrated small businesses. But for a custom frame shop in Detroit, optimism is high for 2023.

Eric Vaughn of Eric's I've Been Framed Shop has handled business smoothly, despite being down to just two employees.

Courtesy Vaughn

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Microbusinesses and the pandemic

At this Detroit framing shop, demand is outstripping supply

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry

Mar 25, 2021

For Eric Vaughn, picture frame demand is up as customers spend more time at home. But can supply keep pace?

"Since we've been back open, it's been pretty busy," said Eric Vaughn. "We've had to kind of change the way we do business, simply because we have people on top of each other."

Courtesy Eric Vaughn

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