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.

Matthew Sowa

Yes, COVID-19 has likely impacted many wedding photography businesses, including mine in several ways. Here are some key ways the wedding photography business model may have changed: Read more>>

Laura Cerrano

Once the effects of Covid were truly acknowledged and social distance restrictions were put in place, all my services shifted to an online platform. The good news for me was that I already established a virtual space for delivering feng shui consultations, so this branch of my buisness was a bit more seamless with transitioning. Read more>>

Debra Engle

Our company, Story Summit, actually was born during the pandemic. Story Summit is a writing school, and the first event was a retreat aboard a Caribbean cruise ship in late February 2020. The cruise ended the day the world started shutting down, and before long, we knew we wouldn’t be offering in-person gatherings for a while. So we took Story Summit online, offering classes and events via Zoom to reach writers who were feeling more isolated than ever. Our mission was to create a true sense of community among people who had never met before. We did it by making all our classes live….no recorded lectures. We brought in faculty members who were noted authors and screenwriters, and we created free events in which writers could get to know each other and feel a sense of belonging. We just celebrated our fifth anniversary—now with 4,000 Summiteers—and the unique blend of craft and community we began during Covid is still our guiding light. Read more>>

Ritinella Lewin

Yes, COVID-19 brought significant challenges, but it also pushed us to adapt and find new ways to serve our community. We shifted many of our programs online, expanded virtual outreach, and strengthened partnerships to ensure that essential resources like food assistance and mental health support remained accessible. While in-person engagement is returning, we’ve embraced a hybrid approach to make our services even more inclusive and responsive to community needs. The community responds well to being able to access SolTribeLLC both online and in person.Read more>>