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.

Leslie Chapus

I think Covid-19 has impacted all the businesses in different ways. We are in the construction industry and we know that this is one of the sector that has been very impacted in different aspects, in positive and negative ways. Read more>>

Analia Mendez

Covid as we know it impacted so many people, but one of the things that the pandemic did was to help me pivot how I delivered my career and professional development practice. Prior to the pandemic I had been meeting with clients online, but mostly in person. Read more>>

Lily Grillo

Thread & Leather was conceived based off of my brother’s one idea, the Wrap Wallet. I bought half of the company in 2018 and we were doing well. Then 2019 the global pandemic hit and like many businesses, we barely hung on. At the time, I also knew very little about business, having made a full career change, and a family to focus on during lockdown. During that time Business was not my priority and we failed. Read more>>

Judy Byler

Some aspects of our garden community expanded during covid. Our outdoor education and outdoor camps were very popular when families were looking to avoid being inside during covid. We also started offering more outdoor events like trick or treating events, outdoor markets etc. Read more>>