Small Businesses Closed By The Coronavirus Have Much At Stake
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Aften more than a month of state-mandated lockdown, small businesses are starting to take a hit. “It was really slow and we got really worried because we had to pay rent and we had a small business loan from the city of Richmond. We cut our employees’ hours, and we still weren’t making money. I wasn’t sure if we would make it out of this situation,” said Jason Drisker, owner of Exclusive Shoes in Richmond, California. Read the full story at Richmond Pulse.