The Working World gave a loan which provide the textile cooperative Mac Body with the capital to purchase fabrics and pay labor costs for the confection of a substantial portion of the clothing articles (particularly long-sleeve shirts for men and women) for the 2009 Winter Collection.

Due to the general logic of the textile market, it is necessary to make a large investment during the summer season to ensure that at the start of the winter season all cold-weather articles are already on the shelves. As winter clothing is more expensive to produce, the start-up capital needed is greater. Moreover, providing wholesale clients with their clothing on time is important for good business. For these reasons, the coop needs to have as many articles as possible for the beginning of the season. On the other hand, the current economic crisis makes it quite difficult to predict sales for this year, for which reason this loan was prepared with special effort and care.

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