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Taking Care of Business

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

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 October 29, 2020

3 small-business owners on life after shutting down

By Rachel Ramirez October 29, 2020

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

By Queen Muse October 28, 2020

How 4 small businesses have shifted to online sales

By Sean Santiago October 28, 2020

The remote learning center trend, explained

By Anna North October 27, 2020

How bookstores are weathering the pandemic

By Bryce Covert October 25, 2020

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

By Mitchell Kuga October 22, 2020

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

By Dylan Matthews October 21, 2020

A coronavirus consultant shares how she advises businesses on reopening

By Isabella Simonetti October 9, 2020

The pandemic is fueling the private tutoring industry

By Terry Nguyen October 9, 2020

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

By Luke Winkie October 9, 2020

College towns without college students have small businesses struggling

By Isabella Simonetti October 9, 2020