coming to you LIVE! from small business limbo.

…and believe me, I wish I were talking about the game with the stick and the falling over and the goofy song.

So, what is business limbo like?

Sometimes, Dustin and I play phone tag with the nice folks down at the permits and inspections office.  We’re still trying to get a straight answer as to what needs to be done to get the building up to code for an occupancy permit.  Yes, it has been four months.  Seven if you count September through December, the period of time during which we thought someone was processing our forms and would get back to us.  In reality, it was the period of time in which our paperwork got shuffled into some unknown technological corner, and everyone in the office forgot we existed.

Other times, Dustin and I play email tag with the owner of the building.  For awhile, it was looking like some unknown individual was interested in taking over our lease.  This would solve the majority of our problems and allow us to move to someplace smaller, someplace that already has an occupancy permit.  In that situation, we could be up and running in a month.  Also, we would have a surplus of couches.  FYI, still no word on the Mysterious Interested Party.

On occasion, I go to the warehouse to check the mail, so we can pay our bills on time.  The last time I was rightly inside was either the time I needed a wrench, or the time I needed grab my big-girl stilettos, which I’d last worn back in November.

In conclusion, business limbo is a frustrating, weird place that I greatly dislike.  It’s depressing.  But hey, at least I’ve had a little time to take care of the Jen-half of life.  I got a new job, I moved into a new apartment, and hell, if this thing ever resolves itself, at least I can say I learned my lesson.  Empty warehouse ≠ run your business here.  At least, not easily.

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