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.

Marc & Sabine Schroeder

We always want to be better than others. Covid stopped us in 2020, but we used the time to expand our service and our range. We have reconsidered our service and improved it in a few places. We’ve made workflows easier for customers and ourselves. New ideas have emerged, which have been very well received by customers in recent months. We want to be unique in our area and we work very hard on that. We realized that we can’t do everything, so we do what we do best. Our customers recognize that. Quality before quantity. Read more>>

Jess Evans

As a live events business enduring a global pandemic seemed insurmountable in March of 2020. Fast forward two and a half years and we are now able to reach folks all over the world through virtual events! This is not to say that the road has been an easy one. We had to learn new systems, become Zoom pro’s in our own right, and pivot our hosting model to one that translates to a virtual setting. In the last couple of years we’ve had the honor of hosting virtual birthday parties, baby showers, fundraisers, team happy hours, and large scale conventions. Read more>>

Victoria Young

For many people, covid impacted their businesses in a negative way. Many people saw a decrease in business due to covid and lots of businesses weren’t able to stand. Fortunately for my salon, that wasn’t the case. I have been blessed with some really amazing clients that helped in any way possible to ensure The Hair Tour did not have to close it’s doors. My clients purchased, products, gift cards and whatever else they could think to do to be of help during the beginning of the pandemic. Read more>>

Marie-France Noel

COVID-19 impacted our business in ways that I could not have anticipated. Unable to outsourced materials such coconut shells and cow horn from Haiti, we had to pivot to making hand painted jewelry with materials at hand. We thankfully had stocked up right at the beginning of the new year, before the world shutdown. Read more>>

Joseph Feminella

Covid forced a lot of people out of work, businesses closed and people were struggling (and still are struggling). More and more folks are starting their own businesses. Every day we see customers leaving industries they have worked in for years to start their own thing. They’re opening cleaning businesses, lawn services, hair salons, food trucks, etc. Read more>>

Regina Jackson

COVID has created actually more opportunity to reach wine consumers not just in house. We have been able during the pandemic to expand our virtual wine tasting options. Wine makers were not able initially at the onset of COVID to travel. We were able to connect online our distributors, importers, and winemakers to our consumers. Before COVID, we only did in house tastings, we now offer virtual tastings as a part of our wine offerings. This has been a game changer for the business. Read more>>

Keyonne Spencer

When I first decided to become a business owner, I had a vision of opening a physical office with a front desk, waiting area, several counseling rooms, a group therapy room, a break room and a beautiful cozy office just for me. I even drew pictures of it with décor! When covid hit, I quickly had to change those plans and go totally virtual. I now see clients 100 percent virtually. I’ve actually found that my clients seek me out because of being virtual. It’s convenient for them not to have to rush to an office or fight traffic and they can have therapy and be comfortable all from the comfort of their own home. I have no plans of ever returning to an office model. Read more>>