Social distancing restrictions and health- and economic-driven demand shifts from COVID-19 are expected to shutter many small businesses and entrepreneurial ventures, but there is very little early evidence on impacts. This paper provides the first analysis of impacts of the pandemic on the number ...
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To explore the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on small businesses, we conducted a survey of more than 5,800 small businesses between March 28 and April 4, 2020. Several themes emerged. First, mass layoffs and closures had already occurred—just a few weeks into the crisis....
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Many small businesses have closed as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. In this McKinsey Live webinar, partner Deepa Mahajan discusses innovations and support mechanisms that could help keep more small companies in business. Small businesses play many roles in the US e...
Resources to help navigate COVID-19How to Pull Together and Enact a Disaster Preparedness Plan Hopefully, your business had a disaster preparedness plan in place that could be used in case of a natural disaster. Learn more about how to get a plan in place quickly if not, and how to get...
Dai et al. (2021) studied the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across different industries during the first and second waves. They found that during the second wave, companies were more prepared based on their learning from the first wave. Show ...
Beyond supporting the near-term needs of minority-owned companies, decision makers in the private, public, and social sectors should treat the COVID-19 pandemic as an impetus to address the many structural challenges facing these businesses. Longer-term shifts could...