@rutgers_camden graduate Eddy Yeung recently launched SaveTheGarden, the Garden State version of the website helpmainstreet.com, which allows patrons to purchase gift cards – in effect, providing a small loan – for small businesses.
“When the pandemic first started to greatly impact our everyday lives, I wanted to help out any way that I could with my tech skills,” says Yeung, who adds that all proceeds go directly to the businesses.
By utilizing his skills and the help of his team, they have effectively found viable options to help struggling business including exploring donation options, adding a feature for business of the day, as well as exploring potential ordering options.
“Apparently, some food delivery services take an extraordinary amount of a restaurant’s revenue, so I’d like to find a solution for this,” he says, adding that he and his friend plan to survey business owners on more ways the site can be of assistance.
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