As small business owners, we knew a lot of devastation was coming, so I assumed it was coming for me too. For the first weeks, I was in a constant state of panic. The process of applying for a PPP [Paycheck Protection Program] loan was nightmarish, and in the first round we didn’t get one. I felt really strongly about hanging on to my staff; that was my major priority because the pandemic wasn’t their fault. We launched a GoFundMe quite early on because I felt we needed that reserve of money to make sure we were going to be able to get through it. We were able to get $50,000 and that went a long way in us being able to reopen in July for walk-ins.
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