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Taking Care of Business

What happens when you own a small company during a pandemic.

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How a Michelin-starred restaurant became a pandemic takeout joint

The Dabney, a Washington,DC-based restaurant, has tried many unorthodox things to survive — and is now back to table service.

By Suzanne Smalley

Beauty businesses are struggling without us

Beauty providers and their customers are anxious to get back to business as usual, while staying safe.

By Melinda Fakuade

The invisible struggle of the Asian American small-business owner

By Frances Nguyen

3 small-business owners on life after shutting down

By Rachel Ramirez

This entrepreneur is competing with DoorDash — by delivering only from Black-owned restaurants

By Queen Muse

How 4 small businesses have shifted to online sales

By Sean Santiago

The remote learning center trend, explained

By Anna North

How bookstores are weathering the pandemic

By Bryce Covert

Why one small-business owner shut down her shop for a month

By Mitchell Kuga

A new paper finds stimulus checks, small business aid, and “reopening” can’t rescue the economy

By Dylan Matthews

A coronavirus consultant shares how she advises businesses on reopening

By Isabella Simonetti

The pandemic is fueling the private tutoring industry

By Terry Nguyen

Funeral homes have been changed by the coronavirus. Here’s what it’s like to work in one.

By Luke Winkie

College towns without college students have small businesses struggling

By Isabella Simonetti