COVID-19 Help for Columbia, SC Businesses

---Charles Darwin---

Because of the Coronavirus Pandemic the marketplace as we know it has changed and in order to survive businesses are going to have to change, transform and evolve. The stress and uncertainty of the impact of the coronavirus on small business owners is mesmerizing and likely to be catastrophic. Business owners are being forced to take drastic steps to continue operating and many are fearful about their futures.

A National Small Business Association member survey found that three in four small-business owners are very concerned about the economic impact of COVID-19. Almost half have already seen reduced customer demand. And 38% aren’t confident in the financial future of their business, up markedly from 15% in January.

More than half of U.S. small business owners say their business will not be able to continue operating more than three months due to economic strain caused by the coronavirus pandemic, according to a Goldman Sachs survey of more than 1,500 small business owners.

In a Survey of 1,500 Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses participants:

51 say their business will only be able to continue to operate for 0-3 months

96% say they have already been impacted by the outbreak

75% say their business has been impacted by fewer sales

53% say their employees don't have the ability to telecommute

13% are confident about their contingency plans to maintain

As a result, I have decided to do my part to help all Essential Businesses and Non-Essential Businesses in Columbia by creating this website that is dedicated to helping these businesses get the exposure and online promotion they will need in order to stay in business and survive this Pandemic.