The pandemic may have broken many things, but it did not break the resolve of our people. We have been blown away by the countless stories of small business owners, artists, creatives and folks in every profession. The resilience and the ability to pivot to survive has been beyond inspiring and below we’ve shared stories of how folks have adapted their business models and ways of operating.

Denzel Merritt

MixStar Audio actually began during COVID, and because of this we were forced to focus on more intimate events and productions that allowed us to follow CDC guidelines. This led us to embracing business ventures we likely wouldn’t not have other wise. In a sense you can say COVID played a role in our initial development. Read more>

Nate Yrigoyen

Yes, I think it has for everyone actually. In the beginning when Covid19 hit in March it was extremely stressful. Interior Design is what some call a “luxury” service so I for sure thought I was done for. However, the opposite happened. People were staying home, they were starting to renovate and tackle projects that have been on their back burner for a while. Read more>>

Alexa Daniels

We moved the company from my hometown of Anchorage, AK to Boulder, CO at the beginning of 2020 and could have never imagined what was in store for us! We had been used to building our business through samplings, events and community involvement – once the pandemic hit all of this went out the window, our revenues dipped significantly, Read more>>

Michael Latona II

COVID has not only changed my business model , but all retailers. E-commerce and digital marketing have become extremely important during 2020. So when Latona Lifestyle launched during the Fall of 2021, I knew I wanted to have a strong presence online to stay relevant in the digital ages. Read more>>

Mario Padilla

Coming in for a walk inn tattoo during covid was unheard of.. We were actually shut down for a while here in Texas. At the time I was working at a appointment only tattoo shop. Very exclusive type place. We were only a few artist working there. During covid time I had plenty of time to think on how I can better get in contact with clients and better my understanding of what type of tattoo clients wanted without them actually coming in for a consultation. Read more>>

Suyin Nunez

Initially since I live in the United States, I work in a salon for 4 years, I loved it, I love serving the public and being able to change lives, after the covid arrived many people no longer felt comfortable being in one place for a long time with many people around and also people coming and going, so I had the good fortune to buy a house and the idea of ​​creating a totally personalized hairdressing studio with all the amenities of a salon but being able to attend person to person was born, Read more>>