THREAD: As economies around the world reopen, legions of small businesses that help define and sustain neighborhoods are struggling.http://apne.ws/p2JedsJ
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The stakes for their survival are high: The U.N. estimates that businesses with fewer than 250 workers account for two-thirds of employment worldwide.
@AP reporters spoke to business owners across the globe about their struggles. http://apne.ws/Ld6pKZb pic.twitter.com/yMgIcv5hr1
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Stephanie Skoglund spent countless hours upgrading what was once a Washington state general store into a wedding hall. Because of the pandemic she has had to sell her dance floor and a party tent to pay the bills. http://apne.ws/7QG7M7d pic.twitter.com/xUMe6Yd52k
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Shinichiro Hirano never closed his flower shop as Japan locked down. But he is surrounded by reminders of the pandemic’s economic toll: Recently, he sold a bouquet to a customer marking the closing of a nearby restaurant. http://apne.ws/pBQ1v7o pic.twitter.com/ZZsSX3ZdrU
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“Just weather the storm. Stay open. Let as many people as possible see that you’re open,” said DJ Johnson about his new NOLA Art Bar. He started serving takeout and restarted work on a bookstore and coffee shop. http://apne.ws/XnpPRZf pic.twitter.com/w7dttk8Sb5
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Read more about how the pandemic is changing the economy when there is no such thing as business as usual. http://apne.ws/NVk8ua2
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