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45% of Black and Latino small business owners anticipate closing within 6 months

by noad on 5/20/20, 6:18 PM with 13 comments

• by pmdulaney on 5/20/20, 6:42 PM

  Well, how about businesses owned by East Asian, Israeli, and Iranian immigrants?

• by mensetmanusman on 5/20/20, 7:34 PM

  Large corporations trying to make supplies to fight the virus are being slowed down by the collapse of the economy and the supply chain.

  Turns out you need the economy to fight the virus.

• by raincom on 5/20/20, 6:44 PM

  Commercial rents will kill off many small businesses.

• by throwawaysea on 5/20/20, 6:52 PM

  Isn't there lasting damage to all businesses that aren't big corporations (who can better weather the storm, navigate stimulus help, etc.)? Why would the impact be any different for different races? It seems odd to run a headline like this.