covid small business

Cara Benevenia never once thought she’d have a career as a handbag designer. She had never done handbag construction, sewed on leather, or even learned how to market luxury purses.

Emma Taylor, owner of Milk Sugar Love in Jersey City, has been passionate about ice cream since she was a little girl. Like most New Jersey natives, her summers were

There’s no doubt that the pandemic has been toughest on small businesses. It’s forced our favorite restaurants, boutiques, salons, coffeehouses, and plenty more to change up their normal operations and