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.

Jason Thomas

Covid has truly changed the way I operate in tattooing . I was use to having people come into the shop and meeting new clients . Finding out what ideas/concepts they wanted on their tattoo. The new way I’ve been taking appointments is strictly through emails and making appointments via online due to covid. I honestly like this new way of scheduling the appointments but I miss the interactions between my clients. Read more>>

Billy Bergeron

COVID-19 was a nightmare, as much as we try to make every situation a learning opportunity, we just had to switch to survival mode. Cutting costs was difficult, but the first step. Then cut them again, and maybe even again. Once the dust settled, we had to start over in many ways. As an upscale Bed & Breakfast, we had to maintain a level of quality and reach out to a new group of travelers. Many people were stuck at home for months and needing a getaway to celebrate an anniversary, birthday or just take a break. Read more>>

Quan’ta Evans

Covid was terrible but during that time is when we curated a lot of the deigns and grown work for the clothing brand. there wasn’t a lot of opportunities and a lot of places were closed down so everybody was just sitting at home watching. Couple months in and we started producing and dishing out designs and color schemes to logos and received a lot of good feedback. this was good traffic and we were able to stay consistent enough to build a fan base. Read more>>

Dhriti Chatterjee

Before covid shook the world, I was dedicated to investing my time and energy in growing my business, Didactics IT Solutions. The entire business module of Didactics was on premise mode, and Didactics was exclusively offering training and training infrastructures to different corporate organisations. Corporate companies visited our spaces with their associates, and trainers used to come under the same roof to provide training. Read more>>

Claudia Mendiola-Duran

I was fortunate enough to open up the shop in October of 2019, so the pandemic worked out really well for the shop! Just kidding! It was very slow going up until a writer from DCist reached out to me at the beginning of February of 2020 to do a write-up on the shop. My intern and I were praying for rain, figuratively speaking, and this angel brought us the glorious deluge we so desperately needed. Read more>>

Giulina Sertl.

As a photographer covid has changed my business model a bit. As restrictions were easing I could do photoshoots with a mask on and at a distance, but it opened my eyes to expanding my offerings. I started to develop presets and sell prints of my photographs. These allowed me to connect with customers in new and exciting ways that I had not done before. Read more>>

Daniella Hume

How has Covid changed my business model? The world as we knew it ultimately shut down once the pandemic hit. Many were forced to close up shop altogether. Face-to-face interaction was now a thing of the past. We were left with what was dealt us, and all we could do was innovate. And that’s exactly what I did. Read more>>