Small Businesses Need Support Amid COVID-19 Outbreak

Small Businesses Need Support Amid COVID-19 Outbreak

PREPARED TO TAKE A HIT ASSMALL BUSINESSES BEGIN TOSEE A DECLINE IN SALES.

THECORONAVIRUS..

NOT ONLYIMPACTING REVENUE..

BUT ALSOEMPLOYEES OF LOCAL SHOPS WHORELY ON A PAYCHECK TOPROVIDE FOR THEMSELVES ANDTHEIR FAMILIES.

BUT AS THEOKLAHOMA STANDARD WOULD HAVEIT... SHOPS ARE FINDINGINNOVATIVE WAYS TO STIMULATEBUSINESS... WHILE ALSOKEEPING SHOPPERS SAFE.AS THE WORLD SEEMINGLYBECOMES QUIET... WITH EVENTCANCELLATIONS ANDWORK-FROM-HOME MANDATES...THERE'S A PICTURE... SOME OFUS ARE NOT SEEING.LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES...WITH STOCKED SHOWROOMFLOORS.

THE ONLY THINGMISSING... THE PEOPLE."We've definitely noticed adrop in sales, and a drop inpeople coming in and seeingour shop" BUT AS FOOTTRAFFIC DECREASES AMIDCORONAVIRUS CONCERNS..BUSINESS OWNERS ARE COMINGUP WITH A PLAN."well, we're doing this.this is inevitable and so wejust have to find ways toadapt." FOR SHOPS LIKEADORN, KIDDLESTIX... ANDLOLLY GARDEN... THEY'REBANDING TOGETHER TO SPREADTHE WORD... THAT SHOPPINGLOCAL..

DOESN'T HAVE TO BEIN PERSON."we do a lot of instagramand facebook, photos andshopping, we'll do facetimeshopping..

And videos withpeople.""we've already been offeringcurbside delivery..." THESESHOPS... DEPEND ON YOURPURCHASES..

AND LOSS OFREVENUE AFFECTS MORE THANJUST THE OWNER."we kind of work month tomonth.

And without sales wecant do payroll, and we cantpay our bills, and so it'sreally important to havethose sales." TO INTERESTBUYERS..

SHOPS LIKEKIDDLESTIX... CATERING TOTHE CURRENT CRISIS...PUTTING TOGETHERQUARANTINE SURVIVAL KITS FORCHILDREN..

FULL OF BOOKS ANDPUZZLES... OTHERS, SUCH ASADORN..

OFFERING EASTERDECOR TO BRIGHTEN YOURHOME... AND LOLLY GARDEN...OFFERING ALL THINGS FORCHILDREN... FOR ANYOCCASION."This is the most importantlife blood to ourcommunity." ... ALL ANEFFORT TO STIMULATEBUSINESS..

WHICH SUPPORTSTHE ECONOMY.ALL OF THESE BUSINESSES TELLME... THESE PLANS STAND EVENIF THEY ARE FORCED TO CLOSETHEIR DOORS... THEY'LL STILLOFFER ONLINE BUSINESS ANDPERSONAL DELIVERIES.

THEOWNERS TELL ME THEY ARE ALSOCONSIDERING APPLYING FORLOW- INTEREST FEDERALDISASTER LOANS THROUGH THESMALL BUSINESSADMINISTRATION... SHOULD ITCOME TO THAT.