Adapt or fail: How 4 small businesses deal with the pandemic
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“They still have a message to deliver, and how can we help them?’ “I think that once we recognized that ... we started making decisions based on what we saw as the future reality, so let’s build a company that meets today’s demand.” To do that, Markey’s converted a 4,000-square-foot space in its warehouse into a studio. BARBECUE PLACE IN CITY MARKET PIVOTS FROM HOT TO FROZEN: Michael Gomez began the year absolutely killing it in sales, so much so that for the first time, he was able to take a real vacation. In that span of time, several businesses have closed up shop, including the Tamale Place, Duos, Spice Box and Simply Divine Cupcakes — all casualties of the economic downturn. “The City Market has merchants who continue to operate and have shown resiliency and grit, turning to business models such as joining online delivery platforms to attract new customers.” Gomez, too, rolled with the punches. Hamed and his employees, meanwhile, pulled out the big guns: hooded protective suits, ultraviolet light to clean air ducts and electrostatic fogging machines that more efficiently spray disinfectant on surfaces.