Laguna Beach Local News
Andrew Soliz in his showroom at Tatankamani.
While thousands of small businesses across the state have been forced to permanently shut down due to COVID-19âsome 19,000 according to a September Yelp economic reportâother local entrepreneurs have established new vocations.
According to Yelp’s local economic report, in California, âroughly 20 businesses per thousand temporarily or permanently (closed) their doors since March 1.â
But many others have opened. The pandemic actually inspired woodworker Andrew Soliz to open Tatankamani Woodworks last November in Laguna Canyon with the help of government subsidy money that allowed him to shift from his slowed down construction business to opening up his own shop.
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Why are more people taking the plunge and launching ventures during a global pandemic? Experts aren’t sure. “It’s a significant increase,” said Mark Herbert, vice president in California for Small Business Majority, a national organization advocating for small businesses. “It’s something we’ve been tracking and we have more questions than answers at this point.”
Herbert said one possibility is that people whose businesses shut down for good during the crisis might be trying to start over. More than 19,000 businesses closed permanently statewide since March, according to a September Yelp analysis. Others, Herbert said, might be trying to make extra money after a pandemic-related layoff.
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