In March of 2020 there was a moment of widespread panic – it wasn’t just about public health, it was also economic. Would our economy survive a prolonged pandemic? A few years in the answer is clear – it did survive and it was able to because of the spirit and the resolve of our people. Hard working mom and pops working overtime to implement new revenue streams for the businesses, artists and creators finding new ways to collaborate and share their art with their fans and folks from every neighborhood in the country finding ways to adapt and carry on. We wanted to honor those stories by creating a space to share those stories and you’ll find some of the below.

Jesse Grisham

This could fall under covid-related, innovation, or changing business model. It may seem obvious to say, but the typical model for a making music is, primarily, getting people in the room with you and recording them. When Covid decimated all that, we were forced to adapt. People still wanted to make music, so we had to figure out a way to do it without compromising on quality. I was able to figure out a way to record artists remotely and continue making records even though we couldn’t be in the same room. Read more>>

Jennifer Ma

The beauty of one of the most popular services I offer is virtual (e-design) interior decorating services. This allows me to help more people and transform their homes, no matter where they live within the United States. Additionally, I can work from anywhere and it also provides flexibility to hire anyone within the U.S. I love the liberty of having a business that I can work from anywhere and even if I wanted to take on local clients, I know I can wherever the next adventures takes me and my family. Read more>>

Angel Mock

Work from home businesses have been an option for people as far back as the 1970’s. However, this business model gave people the ability to earn income working from home when the world was shutting down and people were having to shelter in place. People began to see that not only were they able to take back control. of their own earning powers, they were able to work from anywhere and they were able to set their own earning potential. As our world has shifted to our new normal, people have realized that what was once a sure thing is not necessarily the case now. Read more>>

Jasmine Walker

My business has been the most profitable since the onstart of covid. With Covid, the “stay-at-home” orders, restaurant doors closing, and a significant decrease in employment and income within the homes; brainstorming lead me to the idea of offering my cheesecakes by the slice and operating as a delivery service. What better idea to keep our customers safe at home, Read more>>

Natasha Vega

The beginning of Covid was a tough time for my business. I began my journey in March 2020 and two weeks later I had to close. When we finally able to open up our business, the clientele took a while to build. We were still cautious because our world had changed. Cleaning wasn’t something new to me, having a clean space for my clients was the easy part! I believe that challenges will come with all businesses but learning to show my clients my clean procedures helped me a lot. Read more>>

Danielle Hundt – La Flam

t’s because of covid that I started this business . Read more>>

Positive B White

During the Covid pandemic, we switched from doing in-person interviews. We focused more heavily on Zoom interviews as well as utilized IG and Facebook Live Read more>>

Derek Arnell

Believe it or not, Covid is the reason my business exists in the first place. Before Covid, I didn’t have a business, nor business model to follow. Read more>>

Dalby Biehl

During the pandemic, I really focused on writing and developing my ability to create music. I wrote a song every day in order to keep creating and hone my craft. I was in 8th grade during the start of the pandemic and now I am a junior in high school, and I have not gone back to full-time in person school since COVID-19. The adjustment I made during the pandemic regarding my education to focus on my passion and creativity was one of the best things that could have happened since I am able to pursue so many more opportunities than I would have been able to, despite the hardships of being a teenager through the pandemic. Read more>>

Chelsea Stingley

What started out as a residential cleaning company became a full service investment group with 5 streams of income under it because of covid and the pandemic. When I first moved to Los Angeles in 2019 – I sought out to launch my cleaning service in LA as well. ( I had already been in business since 2015 in Milwaukee, Wi where I am from) I succeeded in that and by the end of 2019 I had a few recurring clients under my LA belt. Read more>>

Myia Sosa

If I could see into the future, I definitely would have put my dreams on pause for just a few more years later. Read more>>

Marketia White

During COVID-19, Detroit and particularly disadvantaged communities experienced a tremendous amount of turmoil with accessing resources. Young mothers were hit hard, their ability to work, provide for their families, and understand new COVID policies for the labor and delivery hospitals was very new and very immediate. On top of this, stress of getting a deadly sickness was at an all time high. Many systems took a pause to understand how to make operations work under the new circumstances. Read more>>

Asia Thomas

During Covid My Business Really Took A Turn For The better! my business really got turned up a knotch && has been more successful ever since then. That’s wen I released my hair extensions and it Turned Out To Be The Best Thing I Ever Did In Life. It Really Changed My Life && Ive Made More Money Than I’ve Ever Made in my business. Read more>>

Antwonette Elijah

I started this business due to Covid. It allows me to think outside of the box and create different products and ideas to my customers during these difficult times. Read more>>

Amore William” Ayala”

Its allowed me to get more done, more clients not just in state, I can work with anyone anywhere. Read more>>

Cordarrian Hartsfield

My company is all remote based. I started my online business about 2 years ago . This was the best industry for me as the Covid virus had occurred and slowed down normal living . My online marketing has been a big role in my journey. I am able to market my clothing line and my promoting team through the platform of Instagram. Using Instagram my url is accessible, my profile has my email there for contact and booking purposes and it much faster to communicate with other business owners .  Read more>>

Roselin Diaz

At ELITE, we believe that less time in the office is what helps our success and continue sales. As you know after COVID, zoom trainings/meetings became the norm. Read more>>

Eloria Michelle

By offering virtual consultation and tutorials to my customers. Read more>>

Chris Noles

Our company utilized remote office capabilities for over 2 decades, and we have been helping our clients do the same. Read more>>

Sandra Braxton

Pre-COVID the travel industry was full steam ahead and no holds barred. Then we came to a complete stand still. If you didn’t know how to pivot and become creative, your Company didn’t make it. What COVID taught me is how to be resilient, to continue learning, to not take anything for granted and that multiple income streams is A MUST! Read more>>

Gerald Campbell

Covid 19 truly affected the Event Production side of our business but it also allowed up to focus on e-commerce and software development. Read more>>

Tameshia King

As you know, over the past 3 years, times have been extremely rough. Not only for personal but business wise especially. Since the shut down, thinking of creative ways to stay relevant was the main goal for many of us entrepreneurs. I went from going customer to customer (C2C) to business to business (B2B). Many will say, I’m lucky. But in reality, I have placed in numerous amount of hours into my business. Read more>>

Marlana Semenza

As you know, photography is mostly considered an in-person experience. But, when we were thrown into ‘captivity’ by the pandemic, that obviously was not an option. But, my clients still needed quality content for social media. They still needed professional photos to tell their story. Enter PhotographerInYourPocket.com. Read more>>

Taimere Wood

When the pandemic made the workforce shift to remote-work, I thought it would take a toll on my startup consulting business. One of the vital sources for securing new clients as a consultant is networking, so I was put in a position where I needed to adapt and re-strategize my marketing plan so I wasn’t dissolving my business as fast as I got it up and running. The increase of investment in digital/online marketing has been the best for my business as I have been able to expand nationwide to states like Wisconsin and California, rather than just in the state of Georgia. Read more>>