U.S. Rep. Ayanna S. Pressley (D-Mass.) delivered opening remarks at a Harvard-sponsored panel Friday during which local entrepreneurs and non-profit leaders discussed how they navigated the pandemic-induced recession.
Business School senior fellow and former U.S. Small Business Administration administrator Karen G. Mills â75 moderated the discussion, which sought to illuminate the challenges small business owners have endured over the past year and âconsider what the future will look like,â per the eventâs webpage.
Rock City Pizza owner Joseph J. Charles, Cambridge Chamber of Commerce President David P. Maher, Brighton Main Streets director Aidan M. McDonough, and Big Dipper Hospitality co-founder Rachel Miller Munzer shared firsthand accounts of the pandemicâs impact during the panel discussion.