Beyond Barcodes Bookstore and the Bind Cafe will soon be relocating after a GoFundMe campaign that received national attention failed to garner enough money in time to buy the building the business has operated in since 2016.
But owner DeAndra Beard is not letting the campaign’s failure get in the way of her businesses’ existence and growth.
In an interview with the Tribune on Friday, Beard said the bookstore and cafe will continue in a different location, which she hopes to have by the end of this year. The businesses, in both its products and missions, will be the same as they are now.
In fact, the business will be expanding.
Beard said she will soon be operating a food truck, which will sell fresh produce, coffee, teas and the cafe’s most popular food items.
“Any business owner knows when it’s time…
