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Cover Story: Ooh! Ooh! Business opportunity is ripe for the next generation... A Station Square stalwart is up for sale! Monkey Business has been supplying the village and surrounding area with children’s shoes, clothes and gifts since 2008. Proprietor Audrey Gray feels it’s time to pass on the banana baton. Audrey told The Fountain:
“After almost 14 years of running Monkey Business in Station Square, I’m looking to see if there would be anyone interested in taking it over. With my family life ever changing, I feel that I’m ready to move on to a new chapter which will involve more time for myself, my family and my hobbies... I suppose you could kind of say early retirement. Monkey Business has been very well supported in the community and it’s been very rewarding to see the business grow and to get to know my lovely customers and my suppliers. However, I feel that the business would benefit from being brought up to date with the modern ways of shopping, ie website, social media etc, all of which is just a step too far for my ageing brain to get to grips with! If this is something that interests you or someone you know, drop me an email and we can arrange a chat.” monkeybusinessforkids@live.co.uk
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The Fountain was founded here! Featuring Audrey on the front page feels a lot like coming full circle for me, as it was while working at Monkey Business in 2015 that the idea for The Aboyne Fountain was established. I was astonished that a place the size of Aboyne did not have its own community magazine! We even held the launch night for the first issue in the shop and Audrey has been so supportive of this little venture, I will always be indebted to her. The Station Square site is a prime location for building a business and the new enhancements will only add to the benefits of investing in the area. And the booming number of families choosing Aboyne to raise their children will also supply a steady stream of growing feet needing to be shod locally. Wishing Auds all the best for her next chapter. Cat x
