Seamstress Anisia Cardenas works on her sewing machine in Havana on Tuesday Aug. 2, 2011. She had set up a stall in a neighbor’s patio that she rented for 50 pesos ($2) a day. Unable to meet costs, she says she gave up on the stall in March and now works out of her kitchen in the working-class El Cerro neighborhood. Cardenas says she has noticed a huge dip in business in the past few months, which she attributes to rising competition. Also, she said, raw materials are costly, forcing her to charge prices customers can’t afford. “I’m going to give it two more months, but I am thinking of turning in the license,” she said. “It will be a very sad day if I do.”