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Title: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: calendria on August 23, 2020, 10:00:50 am
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What's closing or has closed in your locale?
  Here, everything looks the same to me, but I don't drive the whole town so the only information I see is what is posted online.


Over 26,000 US restaurants have permanently closed their doors since pandemic lockdowns began in March 2020 !!

More than 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed ...
https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/...
May 13, 2020 · A new study projects more than 100,000 small businesses in the United States have permanently shut their doors since the coronavirus outbreak was declared a pandemic in March

https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/longevity/497519-more-than-100000-small-businesses-have-permanently

Store Closings in 2020

https://moneywise.com/a/chains-closing-the-most-stores-in-2020

Stores closing in 2020: Up to 1,200. GNC, which has been selling nutrition and diet products since 1935, is slimming down in a big way. The vitamins and supplements retailer has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and says it will close 800 to 1,200 of its stores.
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: potluck6 on August 23, 2020, 12:44:26 pm
In my area stores like Macy's have closed. It was 5 minutes away from me. Went there for birthday and Christmas shopping..  a few restaurants have closed,but walmart is open ofcource.
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: countrygirl12 on August 23, 2020, 12:53:13 pm
In my area stores like Macy's have closed. It was 5 minutes away from me. Went there for birthday and Christmas shopping..  a few restaurants have closed,but walmart is open ofcource.

I am glad Walmart IS open. Most mom and pop shops are too expensive.  I don't really know of any stores local to my county that have closed. But we were also never locked down either. I think some places were forced to close temporarily but they have opened back up. Even the one that said they were selling out and never reopening has opened back up.
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: ktheodos on August 23, 2020, 02:55:22 pm
Wow...pretty crazy, eh?
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: king4cash on August 23, 2020, 08:13:34 pm
This Covid pandemic is really changing the busuines landscape in the US and around the world...
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: ancmetro on August 24, 2020, 12:12:29 am

     Covid 19 is just a tragedy for all.
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: fillfran82 on August 24, 2020, 12:45:16 am
:cat:

😷   🍽️

What's closing or has closed in your locale?
  Here, everything looks the same to me, but I don't drive the whole town so the only information I see is what is posted online.


Over 26,000 US restaurants have permanently closed their doors since pandemic lockdowns began in March 2020 !!

More than 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed ...
https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/...
May 13, 2020 · A new study projects more than 100,000 small businesses in the United States have permanently shut their doors since the coronavirus outbreak was declared a pandemic in March

https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/longevity/497519-more-than-100000-small-businesses-have-permanently

Store Closings in 2020

https://moneywise.com/a/chains-closing-the-most-stores-in-2020

Stores closing in 2020: Up to 1,200. GNC, which has been selling nutrition and diet products since 1935, is slimming down in a big way. The vitamins and supplements retailer has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and says it will close 800 to 1,200 of its stores.


Hi! :) :D

I'm thankful I haven't had to close my business when so many others have. Being in New York City things are very expansive here so understandably some businesses has permanently closed their doors. This virus has forever changed the way we live our lives. Covid 19 reiterate that any thing can change at a moment notice. Sometimes you just never know. :heart: :rose: :heart: :rose: :heart: :rose: :heart: :rose: :heart: :rose: :heart: :rose: :heart: :rose: :heart: :rose: :heart: :rose: :heart: :rose: :heart: :rose: :heart: :rose: :heart: :rose: :heart: :rose: :heart: :rose: :heart: :rose: :heart: :rose:
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: 1imaginarygirl on August 24, 2020, 08:58:03 am
We've had a lot of restaurants and bars close permanently, even after they reopened with limited capacity. Lots of gyms closing too.
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: countrygirl12 on August 24, 2020, 10:07:46 am
We've had a lot of restaurants and bars close permanently, even after they reopened with limited capacity. Lots of gyms closing too.

With that extra $600 and people making close to $1000 a week (more than double what they made working) a lot of people in my area bought their own home gym stuff.  Guess they were too stupid to know that cash cow was gonna run dry LOLOLOL  Anyway, they have no need for a gym now.  I am not sure how many were in my town, I only really know of one, and as far as I know it is open now. I know several who never went back though.
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: timvolley on August 25, 2020, 03:52:45 pm
i am not surprised that this many businesses have had to close. 
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: nmbrown863 on August 25, 2020, 04:09:36 pm
That is very sad news.
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: heypeg on August 25, 2020, 04:26:17 pm
This is such a shame. I hate that all these small businesses are closing.
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: tuffys_daughtr on August 25, 2020, 05:03:00 pm
I work in a restaurant. We were closed down for almost 2 months, well, just open for take out only with limited hours. I never worked during that time, only a select few did. I wasn't eligible for unemployment either. We are back to fully open now, and business is booming, however, we have had to close early many days, and some days not even open at all, because we are lacking employees. There are several businesses in my area (very small town) that are hiring and there's just no takers, or they only stay for a short time.  I worry a lot about COVID19, we have 16 active cases at the moment in our county, and most are here in my town.
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: plennis on August 26, 2020, 05:13:20 pm
We not ever have to close, but our business did drop a lot. We provide services for essential workers, so I guess we were also essential.  A lot of small businesses run on such a small margin it is not a surprise that this put them under.  Sad when so many have worked so hard. 
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: minioncookies on August 28, 2020, 12:16:46 am
Restaurants and bars have closed & even a couple of solons but mostly the other business are still a live for now. I can't wait til things go back to normal because that will be the time when business & jobs will pick up again . Even though so many business died so many will start up again once corona is gone and business start to fully get into swing
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: surveygrabber on August 28, 2020, 12:47:34 am
That is really sad to see many businesses are permanently closed and never reopening.  Let's hope this does not get worse.
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: kyle007 on January 08, 2021, 06:17:31 am
Even now, many remain closed because there are not enough funds to revive small businesses. This is normal, they need to open new ones that will be more relevant in 2021. I know that the risks are now increased and competition can close any business of a novice businessman, but no one forbids trying, right? If a person is left without means of subsistence, it is necessary to contact https://www.antonybatty.com (https://www.antonybatty.com). These guys helped my father, who was left insolvent, and now he is doing much better than during last summer. Try it too.
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: alice44 on January 08, 2021, 06:26:25 am
Since I stay  home, I really don't know what  has closed unless it is on the news.  That's a sad situation I know.  But I am elderly and don't want to take any risk.  :cat:
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: ghunter on January 08, 2021, 09:22:24 am
We have had a few small business closed and hope we do not lose much more, but the virus is real.  Be safe
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: cathy37 on January 09, 2021, 09:48:30 am
I am so sorry that so many stores have closed especially the mom and pop stores.  I will be so glad when things get back to normal, if that is possible.  So many good people have lost their jobs and are looking at huge debt with no way to pay.
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: ssarber on January 09, 2021, 05:10:46 pm
It is sad because this didnt have to happen and now Biden will just make things worse. Trump opened the country back up.
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: sipingyu on January 27, 2021, 08:28:08 am
Thanks for sharing. I haven't read this news and it was sad to read as small businesses are the foundation of our economy. I did notice some small businesses near me closing due to COVID. I was hoping the closing was more temporary, not permanent.
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: mrsmere on January 28, 2021, 06:20:43 am
Many people and companies are suffering due to this virus and I hope and pray this will end soon and this is not the new normal.
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: ancmetro on January 31, 2021, 09:42:57 pm

     Many small businesses did not survive all the lock downs and Covid 19 regulations.
     Big businesses closed low performing locations.
     Massive layoffs. Now all these former employees joined the lines of the unemployed.
     It is really devastating for both businesses and the economy.
     It is a worldwide tragedy.
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: tantricia44 on January 31, 2021, 10:04:30 pm
You can give credit to that useless former president Trump! The deaths of the people & the peoples’ businesses & livelihoods is on his head!
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: countrygirl12 on February 01, 2021, 03:34:51 pm
You can give credit to that useless former president Trump! The deaths of the people & the peoples’ businesses & livelihoods is on his head!

You really need to work on your hatred.  Keep believing the lies you are being spoon fed. It seems to be all that keeps you going.
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: camellia0 on February 01, 2021, 03:38:42 pm
In my area, many stores in the mall has closed. In addition, there are some small businesses that just could not survive. I wish their rents could be postponed during this time.
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: countrygirl12 on February 01, 2021, 03:39:43 pm
Many people and companies are suffering due to this virus and I hope and pray this will end soon and this is not the new normal.

Life will never be like it was a year ago.  Once you lose freedoms you don't get them back.  People need to pick up a history book.  And realize that what it says is true.  And the media is lying to you.
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: countrygirl12 on February 01, 2021, 03:42:58 pm
In my area, many stores in the mall has closed. In addition, there are some small businesses that just could not survive. I wish their rents could be postponed during this time.

The world can't just stop turning. I don't think rent should have been stopped for regular people. Most people did not miss any checks. They got unemployment and still get it.  And actually make MORE than when they were working.  People should have used stimulus checks for paying bills they owe instead of buying new iPads and phones. The landlords still had bills to pay.  The person(s) who owns that building the businesses are in still have to pay their bills.  Everything can't just be put on hold.  And this isn't going away. Just watch the news. Every day there are 10 new mutations. Go back in your home. Don't come out. Unless you work retail and then you are safe. ::)
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: sipingyu on February 01, 2021, 03:50:06 pm
My gym, which is not a small business per se as it's part of a national chain, just closed. It's sad as it's the only one near where I work which has a pool and is still affordable. I am hoping that it might reopen again after the pandemic if no other vendor leases the space.
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: calendria on February 01, 2021, 04:08:08 pm
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When I drive by my (national chain) gym the parking lot is packed.  Due to age I'm not entering as a high risk, but a lot of people are ignoring the warnings and attending.  The vaccine is for 75 yrs and older right now here, after it reaches my age group we'll see how the gym visits go for seniors.  Terrible with the insurance benefit going to waste!
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: beatsdrop on February 02, 2021, 08:56:55 am
Pretty sad.
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: Tresbn00 on February 04, 2021, 01:29:19 pm
I have been saddened to see several of my favorite restaurants closed but encouraged by the ones that are thinking outside of the box and fighting to stay open. We have had hundreds of restaurants that have purchased tents, outside heaters and converted their parking lots/side walks and street space into extended dining areas. Boozhy restaurants that never would have entertained the thought of delivery or take out now embrace these venues. Reduced prices, advertising and please to the public have brought success to some of these restaurants. Restaurants from colder places (New York, Chicago, etc) have begun moving into our community. Life will go on for these entrepeneurs. There has been so much more positivity in the new year as opposed to the loads of negativity last year.
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: willzz1 on February 04, 2021, 02:30:44 pm
i know jobs are hard to come by
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: UGetPaid on February 05, 2021, 07:29:53 am
You can give credit to that useless former president Trump! The deaths of the people & the peoples’ businesses & livelihoods is on his head!

You really need to work on your hatred.  Keep believing the lies you are being spoon fed. It seems to be all that keeps you going.


How long is Joe Biden's grace period before we get to start blaming every single death, illness, injury, pothole, rain cloud, and fly-in-our-soup that occurred during his Presidency on him?


Oh, that's right. His grace period lasts until there is another Republican in the White House - at which time all fault will leapfrog from Trump to the new Republican and completely bypass Joe and Kamala. Sorry. I keep forgetting that rule. I will try really really hard to remember it for the next time this ridiculous double standard crops up.


But seriously... when the economic, moral, and social downfalls that are a direct result of his many executive orders have a noticeable detrimental effect on our society and country - will I be allowed to call him out on it? Or am I still a racist deplorable bigot at that point?
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: UGetPaid on February 05, 2021, 07:39:00 am
There has been so much more positivity in the new year as opposed to the loads of negativity last year.
I haven't seen or experienced that. Where are you at?
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: countrygirl12 on February 05, 2021, 08:23:21 am
i know jobs are hard to come by

Depends on where you live. Or may high paying start at the top jobs are hard to come by. Almost every place in my town is hiring right now. But nobody is going to work when they can get unemployment and several hundred dollars in food stamps every month and make way more than if they got a job.
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: countrygirl12 on February 05, 2021, 08:24:18 am
There has been so much more positivity in the new year as opposed to the loads of negativity last year.
I haven't seen or experienced that. Where are you at?

Prob a lib dem living in dream land.
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: alice44 on February 05, 2021, 10:27:14 am

Since I don't go out because of Corvid, I really don't know yet what all has closed.  When I get my shots and am free to explore again, I will  probably be surprised.  :o
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: Nancy5 on February 06, 2021, 02:49:55 pm
I admit there are thousands of restaurants or business closing due to the virus.  But not all business are closed simply due to the virus.  There are two fairly large restaurants in my town that have closed and people are blaming the virus, but if they would remember last year both were trying to sell the business because they wanted to retire, got no buyers and closed.  It had nothing to due with the virus.
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: calendria on February 20, 2021, 02:20:52 pm
 :cat:

When I started this thread in 2020, these other stores were still open: 



Major Retailers that Closed in 2021 (Or Are Closing Lots ...

https://www.offers.com/blog/post/store-closings

Is GameStop going out of business?
GameStop is not going out of business. In September 2020, the video game retailer announced it would be permanently closing 400 to 450 stores globally during this fiscal year. That is over 100 more stores than when the company announced in March 2020 that they would be permanently closing over 300 locations. The company closed a similar number of stores in 2019. Even after these projected store closing, the chain operates over 5,000 stores worldwide

Is Starbucks going out of business?
Starbucks is not going out of business. The coffee retailer did temporarily close its locations in response to the pandemic but has since reopened many locations for to-go only service. In June 2020, Starbucks announced that it would be permanently closing 400 of its company-operated locations in the U.S. and Canada. In January 2021, the company annoucned they would be closing an additional 300 Canadian locations by the end of March. The company, which operates over 24,000 stores worldwide, announced plans to open 300 to-go style locations through the end of 2021.




Feb 12, 2021 ·
With a focus on online sales, all of the more the than 800 Justice locations will be permanently closed by early 2021. Ascena’s other brands in Canada, Puerto Rico and Mexico would be permanently closing an additional 7 stores. Also, its Catherines brand, consisting of 264 stores, has been sold to plus size retailer FullBeauty.

Ascena Retail Group
Brooks Brothers
Destination Maternity
JCPenney
Lord & Taylor
Macy’s
New York & Co.   
Pier 1
Stage Stores
Tailored Brands

24 Hour Fitness is not going out of business. As a result of temporary closures due to the coronavirus pandemic, the fitness gym chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in June 2020. The company has already secured funding to remain open but will be permanently closing 100 of its over 400 locations nationwide.


https://fortune.com/2021/01/07/record-store-closings-bankruptcy-2020/

A record 12,200 U.S. stores closed in 2020 as e-commerce, pandemic changed retail forever



Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: hawkeye3210 on February 28, 2021, 05:08:46 pm
This has been all devastating on businesses.
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: megangray333 on March 31, 2021, 08:14:16 am
The economy of America has suffered a lot from this pandemic. Hope you won't have to sell your business because of the pandemic. My friends own a small restaurant in Ocean City, Maryland and they tried to keep it open, however all restrictions almost bankrupted them. Honestly, I don't know what business owners are going to do in the following years, but I personally will consider to invest only in a business that could adapt to lock downs and other restrictions. I've searched the web for ideas and found some interesting moments. 
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: JarvisVOID on April 08, 2021, 03:09:08 am
When it comes to the resturaunt, I would immediately buy some shares so that I could get passive income later. But right now, with all the restaurants around closed, you need to invest in government shares. You know, there is this thing, MicroAcquire (https://microacquire.com/sellers/), where the deposits and features of interest-bearing investments are listed. Read carefully about what traders and brokers write about - it's not so easy to invest money and get a huge return. You need to approach such questions wisely.
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: teresa3200 on April 08, 2021, 08:38:18 am
It is a shame. Hopefully things will be back to normal soon.
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: mrsmere on April 10, 2021, 08:24:36 am
A chicken place closed this week and they had been in business for over 80 years.  This virus has wrecked havoc on a lot of things.
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: mrisha on May 05, 2021, 04:51:10 pm
It's really a shame that people lot their jobs because of the pandemic and caused so many companies to close their doors.  It looks like things are getting better in a lot of states.
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: ricarhimel on June 30, 2021, 07:33:34 am
yes, businesses are closed now, but dropshipping and online businesses are rising now
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: david445 on July 01, 2021, 06:02:58 am
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Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: sipingyu on July 01, 2021, 06:18:21 am
With many people getting vaccinated, I begin to notice small businesses in my area opening up again. So, small restaurants and convenience stores are reopening, which is really encouraging to see.
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: edwardyn on August 23, 2021, 03:52:50 am
Unfortunately, a lot of businesses had to close because of the covid. But now, the world is slowly coming back to life. After the quarantine, people are gradually starting to open small businesses. There are now different kinds of help for small businesses. This is great, and I want to believe that we will soon return to normal life again.
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: Kelaris on August 24, 2021, 09:03:59 am
Yes, there really are a lot of things open now. In general, there was a lot of time to think during the quarantine, and my husband and I decided that we want to open our own small business.We understand that now is not the most stable situation. Still, while everything will recover from the covid, we have time to prepare everything for the opening. And I decided I wanted to get some training to better understand what I was dealing with. I will take courses in financing and organizing a startup (https://www.cuttles.io/startup-academy/courses/what-where-and-how-to-get-startup-money). I know you can learn everything by trial and error, but I want to little secure my way. I really hope that everything works out for us.
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: Jsnugs on August 24, 2021, 11:37:52 am
My little business closed too. My business license is good for 4 more years. but I also took the retirement thing instead of working it. I can do other work with the business license so it is okay for me. 
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: ssarber on August 24, 2021, 06:10:32 pm
I hate to see this  :(
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: potluck6 on August 25, 2021, 12:55:42 pm
Some are closing. Because. They can't. Get. Workers. To bad. Maybe. When unemployment runs out  it will. Help. Small business.
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: julianash on September 01, 2021, 07:16:25 am
So sad to hear this... I can't believe that such a large number could not get over this situation. Indeed, the pandemic has affected a lot, and many businesses have failed because they did not have the right strategy. I also have a restaurant, just like everything was closed for a long time, but I was looking for ways out of the situation to make everything under control. I asked for help from a company to make my strategic plan so that the business does not die. The best idea in a pandemic. I put into action the project they created, and voila, my restaurant so far has many customers, and even during the pandemic, I had small losses.






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Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: mrisha on September 01, 2021, 05:57:39 pm
It's really a shame that so many businesses are closing permanently.  Although there are some businesses looking for new hires.
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: minioncookies on September 01, 2021, 10:18:26 pm
True 100k small business has closed but once covid completely goes away and more things become normal again you will see a spike in bussiness coming back by old and newer bussiness owners. Banks will be incline to give loans for business they always do. Even online business has fluxes even during these times. Its not easy to start or own or make a business succeed. Out of 99 online business only about 1 or 2 get it right to stay around long term. Pretty sure the percentage is a lil higher on offline business
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: sipingyu on September 02, 2021, 05:31:03 am
What brings home for me is when my dental practice decided to close doors on 9/1. It has been around the neighborhood forever, as long as I could remember and they have a lot of clients. I was so surprised when they decided to close.
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: sedereds on February 25, 2022, 04:53:23 am
When will this covid madness come to an end? I'm absolutely sick of it. Open the economy!
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: jukilop on February 25, 2022, 04:55:04 am
I'm so sorry for all the small entrepreneurs who went bankrupt because of these god-damn lockdowns. I live in Europe, and the situation here is pretty similar to the US one. Several places where I used to dine for many years closed down, and many others are still struggling to get going. I also know some people who managed to keep their businesses alive by paying a lot of attention to fiscal details before and during the crisis. Looking at how they managed to avoid bankruptcy, I understand how immensely important it is to be a fiscally responsible (https://parentportfolio.com/fiscally-responsible/) person. Good luck!
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: mrisha on March 01, 2022, 11:39:41 am
This has been happening for the last few years.  The Pandemic just escalated closings to happen.
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: UGetPaid on March 01, 2022, 12:01:03 pm
I don't wish COVID on ANYONE and pray desperately for those families it has destroyed, but its impact on one small business was a blessing for me. It gave me the opportunity to get out of one dead end job and career and into one that I was meant for.
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: sipingyu on March 02, 2022, 04:19:45 am
Luckily local businesses are reopening now and I am trying my best to support whenever possible. They are raising prices, which I can understand.
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: cathy37 on March 02, 2022, 08:18:05 am
This is so sad.  People put their life in their small businesses and then had to close because of Covid.  They lose their income and employees lose their jobs.
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: mrisha on March 04, 2022, 01:52:59 pm
There are plenty companies across the Earth that is closing all their stores.  If you weren't essential, then you were laid off/fired.  No jobs mean no shopping as it was before the Pandemic. 
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: mrisha on April 07, 2022, 05:28:54 pm
This horrible.  Yet it is being reported that a lot of companies are hiring, but then again a lot of people are quitting their jobs.  Which is true?
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
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Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: linderlizzie on June 28, 2022, 10:12:37 pm
Absolutely heartbreaking, totally unnecessary and unbearably cruel.  :sad1:
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: linderlizzie on June 28, 2022, 10:14:21 pm
I don't wish COVID on ANYONE and pray desperately for those families it has destroyed, but its impact on one small business was a blessing for me. It gave me the opportunity to get out of one dead end job and career and into one that I was meant for.

Hey! I'm really happy that happened for you. Maybe sometime you could elaborate. I'm so interested.
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: UGetPaid on July 03, 2022, 04:19:26 am

Hey! I'm really happy that happened for you. Maybe sometime you could elaborate. I'm so interested.


I was a civil attorney for 21 years in a small office where things were just not going well financially due to circumstances outside of my control. COVID was the final nail in that coffin - where I probably still would have remained if COVID hadn't pushed things further into the red.


Instead, through personal reflection and prayer and other networking connections during the tail end of the COVID shutdowns I learned of a newly created position with the local Catholic Charities agency that I applied and interviewed for and was offered a job to run the local office, which had previously been run remotely by another manager from a distance.


I went from a dead end high stress job without a regular paycheck where I was spending more time chasing deadbeats who didn't pay their legal bills into a less stressful and more balanced position where I get paid a regular paycheck to live out the Gospel message every day to other less fortunate people in the local community.


Much more to the story on BOTH ends of the transition. But that's it in a nutshell since you asked.   ;)
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: Donnamarg323 on July 03, 2022, 06:51:58 am

Hey! I'm really happy that happened for you. Maybe sometime you could elaborate. I'm so interested.


I was a civil attorney for 21 years in a small office where things were just not going well financially due to circumstances outside of my control. COVID was the final nail in that coffin - where I probably still would have remained if COVID hadn't pushed things further into the red.


Instead, through personal reflection and prayer and other networking connections during the tail end of the COVID shutdowns I learned of a newly created position with the local Catholic Charities agency that I applied and interviewed for and was offered a job to run the local office, which had previously been run remotely by another manager from a distance.


I went from a dead end high stress job without a regular paycheck where I was spending more time chasing deadbeats who didn't pay their legal bills into a less stressful and more balanced position where I get paid a regular paycheck to live out the Gospel message every day to other less fortunate people in the local community.


Much more to the story on BOTH ends of the transition. But that's it in a nutshell since you asked.   ;)
And what is YOUR gospel message that you tell less fortunate people?
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: UGetPaid on July 03, 2022, 12:32:08 pm
And what is YOUR gospel message that you tell less fortunate people?
Not really in the mood to be attacked or belittled or accused of blasphemy, so please respect my choice to not share that with you. This is NOT something I will take any bait to debate. But thanks for asking.


It is not the reason that I do it, but I have received quite a bit of gratitude from the vast majority of folks that I have tried to assist. That is my reward - knowing that I have made a positive difference in someone's life from their own words in telling me so.
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: Donnamarg323 on July 03, 2022, 01:09:03 pm
And what is YOUR gospel message that you tell less fortunate people?
Not really in the mood to be attacked or belittled or accused of blasphemy, so please respect my choice to not share that with you. This is NOT something I will take any bait to debate. But thanks for asking.


It is not the reason that I do it, but I have received quite a bit of gratitude from the vast majority of folks that I have tried to assist. That is my reward - knowing that I have made a positive difference in someone's life from their own words in telling me so.
There is enuff witnessing starting with Hitch for years to come.I had a feeling you were gonna plead the 5th.I was asking genuine.You should know most of the doctrines from us without thinking we would attack you.

Ill be patient and still answer your biblical questions if you ever have a need to know or discuss.
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: linderlizzie on July 03, 2022, 01:54:50 pm

Hey! I'm really happy that happened for you. Maybe sometime you could elaborate. I'm so interested.


I was a civil attorney for 21 years in a small office where things were just not going well financially due to circumstances outside of my control. COVID was the final nail in that coffin - where I probably still would have remained if COVID hadn't pushed things further into the red.


Instead, through personal reflection and prayer and other networking connections during the tail end of the COVID shutdowns I learned of a newly created position with the local Catholic Charities agency that I applied and interviewed for and was offered a job to run the local office, which had previously been run remotely by another manager from a distance.


I went from a dead end high stress job without a regular paycheck where I was spending more time chasing deadbeats who didn't pay their legal bills into a less stressful and more balanced position where I get paid a regular paycheck to live out the Gospel message every day to other less fortunate people in the local community.


Much more to the story on BOTH ends of the transition. But that's it in a nutshell since you asked.   ;)

Thanks for letting us know that you've made a great comeback. That's really encouraging. I sense that you're a pretty good guy and I like knowing that you're spreading the good news as well. Hallelujah!  :notworthy:
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: dsawan on July 04, 2022, 03:38:50 pm
Change is good
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: dsawan on July 04, 2022, 03:39:41 pm
It just goes to show that persistence pays off even here on fc. Keep at it and things will turn for the better.
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: mrisha on July 05, 2022, 06:22:04 pm
This is terrible and awful.  I often wonder if things will ever be almost the same.
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: Donnamarg323 on July 06, 2022, 08:35:20 am
This is terrible and awful.  I often wonder if things will ever be almost the same.
As long as mankind and satan are running the show it will ALWAYS be bad.

But we can be assurred God with Jesus in kingdom power will soon put an end to all this misery soon.

What side of the fence are you on i ask everyone?
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: Margobl on July 07, 2022, 05:59:07 am
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Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: UGetPaid on July 09, 2022, 07:07:48 am
There is enuff witnessing starting with Hitch for years to come.I had a feeling you were gonna plead the 5th.I was asking genuine.You should know most of the doctrines from us without thinking we would attack you.

Ill be patient and still answer your biblical questions if you ever have a need to know or discuss.
Okay - well in that case I will comment. To be frank - there isn't so much a gospel/proselytizing message TO the people we assist - other than just the willingness to listen to their personal stories without casting judgment. Many of those who we serve feel like they aren't being heard and take a lot of comfort just in being able to tell their story to a friendly voice. Our purpose is not really to convert anyone - although I would gladly speak to the Catholic church to anyone who inquires. What I was actually referring to before was more that *I* get to live the gospel message from Matthew 25:35-45 when I do my job.
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: Donnamarg323 on July 09, 2022, 10:28:45 am
There is enuff witnessing starting with Hitch for years to come.I had a feeling you were gonna plead the 5th.I was asking genuine.You should know most of the doctrines from us without thinking we would attack you.

Ill be patient and still answer your biblical questions if you ever have a need to know or discuss.
Okay - well in that case I will comment. To be frank - there isn't so much a gospel/proselytizing message TO the people we assist - other than just the willingness to listen to their personal stories without casting judgment. Many of those who we serve feel like they aren't being heard and take a lot of comfort just in being able to tell their story to a friendly voice. Our purpose is not really to convert anyone - although I would gladly speak to the Catholic church to anyone who inquires. What I was actually referring to before was more that *I* get to live the gospel message from Matthew 25:35-45 when I do my job.
Hope you dont mind
https://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=E&docid=1102014561&srcid=share
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: Donnamarg323 on July 09, 2022, 07:42:00 pm
Hope you dont mind
https://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=E&docid=1102014561&srcid=share
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: ccandpam on July 10, 2022, 05:02:50 am
We have b had a lot of restaurant closings in our area as well
Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: wiseman007 on July 13, 2022, 06:52:30 am
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Title: Re: 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed (Covid)
Post by: labalatah on August 10, 2022, 03:29:37 am
Especially considering that many governments around the world are now struggling with inflation, and are also allocating money to help the economy recover from the Coronavirus pandemic, it includes helping small businesses. I think they will still open, but the most important thing for every firm right now is to hire a good accountant to solve financial as well as tax problems as efficiently as possible, click here (https://gorillaaccounting.com/) if you just need an accountant service.