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The store officially opened on February 17, 2023, and since then, it has made strides in customer onboarding—typically bringing in around ten new customers each week. As a significant part of building community, many of these customers are also local content creators who earn HBD by creating and sharing content about their experiences.
Addressing Challenges: A Balancing Act
While Focus Now celebrates early successes, he candidly shared challenges with inventory restocking due to suppliers' reluctance to shift from fiat currency. The necessity to sell HBD to maintain cash flow and facilitate restocking underscores a challenge many entrepreneurs face: balancing innovation with existing systems resistant to change.