. >> allison merrick's new kraft business got a boost from plenty of likes and tweets. >> i really got to see people coming in my brand new business that had been open two weeks. all of the sudden, my e-mail news letter burst to the people that liked my business on facebook. >> they find plenty of support off-line. >> i can call people and get what their best practices are. who do they use for their accounting? what do they do about their credit card bills? where can we do better? >> even a walk down charleston's kings street, members are offering advice. >> it is part of my life. i am on the phone with somebody and i am asking them a question. they are my partners. >> this type of cooperation in the low country is here to stay. for many members, it is a way of doing business. now, they wouldn't do it any other way. >> if somebody said christine osborn from german parents would be listening and embracing this new way of doing things, back then, i would have said no. i know how to run my business. i have been doing it successfully for 18 years. i can keep doing it. but jaymee hailey cam