Small Businesses Picking Up the Pieces as Lockdowns Ease

Although grateful for any business right now, small businesses have a long road ahead to recoup losses

Shoppers buy coffee via the walk-up window at Highline Coffee Co., in the historic Worthington district of Columbus, Ohio, on July 11, 2020. Seth Holehouse for The Epoch Times

What began as a two-week closure for many small businesses in March has turned into permanent shutter for some, while others are barely squeaking by with no end in sight.

Coffee shop owner Christie Bruffy closed her doors for a weeklong renovation on March 15—the first week of forced closures for bars and restaurants in Ohio due to the pandemic.