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Because of Coved-19 and the poor handling of the pandemic on the part of the Federal government, and many of the state governments, the economy is in a down-swing. Many small businesses have had to close their doors for good, others are just making it by increasing home delivery service, and sidewalk pickup services. Businesses have to figure a way to come back from this downtrend, assume that you are a small business owner, perhaps a baker, a restaurant owner, a beauty salon owner, or a "Hair Cuttery" owner, It could be anything. What can you do to survive the economic impact of the pandemic? How would you go about getting the financing you need? Through banks, financial institutions? Through a financial co-operative? What could you do to make customers feel secure in entering your business?