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.

Elizabeth Fraley

Kinder Ready and the tutoring business arena as well has developed into providing additional online classes for learning. Although face to face interaction and learning is the most optimal, online learning creates more opportunities for learning. Families have also found online instruction to provide a lot of flexibility when it comes to logistics and the ability to have recorded lessons to access at a later time. Read more>>

Christina Lesseski

I opened my store just 9 months before Covid struck. My intention was just to be a Georgia Grown store, selling local goods, southern decor, and some local sweet Georga wines. Just a week before the Covid shutdown, I decided to expand my wine to include a South American wine line, simply because it had a bike on the logo that matched my own logo. Read more>>

Ashlee Holland

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a mixed impact on my business model. Due to the pandemic, I had to temporarily close my shop and relocate with my daughter to my parents’ home in another state. Fortunately, my small business emerged relatively unscathed, unlike many other businesses nationwide. Read more>>

Mona Lisa Faris

Title: “From Crisis to Triumph: How COVID-19 Transformed Our Business Model and Catapulted Us to the Top” Before the pandemic, our office was a bustling hive of activity – a vibrant space filled with energetic employees, each office cubicle uniquely personalized to reflect the personalities of our dynamic sales and marketing team. Read more>>

Zoë Elena Moldenhauer

For me, there is no going back to “the way things were.” There is freedom to do things in more than one way. The Aerogramme Center is an online exhibition space, quarterly magazine, artist interviews and podcast providing opportunities to artists and writers around the world. Read more>>