I emailed this bookstore asking if they were hiring. I noticed they lacked presence on social media and their website wasn’t well made and offered my graphic design services as I’m a recent graphic design graduate. The owner said she didn’t have the budget to hire but was retiring soon and asked if i’d be interested in taking over. I know nothing about owning a business but this seems like a good opportunity so I’m trying to figure out what to do.
Sounds like the store is her job, so her retiring means closing the store. It’s probably less work to transfer the ownership to you.
That said, this could be a great setup for you or an expensive lesson in the making. You need the p&ls