Stimulus Relief: Chicago s small business owners counting on second round of checks
Share:
William Jamison is busy filling last-minute Christmas orders at his custom printing shop, The Work Spot, located near 51st and Green in the Boxville marketplace in the city s Bronzeville neighborhood.
Business has been down in Boxville, which uses modified shipping containers in place of traditional brick mortar spaces.
Jamison hopes some of that stimulus will help him stay in business. It will be great not only for our businesses but other businesses in the area, said Jamison.
Rebecca Chauncey helps lead the the Illinois Small Business Development Center at Build Bronzeville
Small Business Owners Rally to ‘Open Safe’ in Newport Beach
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. As Orange County’s small business owners fight off economic predictions of mass closures, some are banding together and fighting for their survival through a string of protests.
An estimated 600 small business owners, restaurateurs, and supporters gathered at Bob Henry Park in Newport Beach Dec. 13 for a nonpartisan protest against the regional stay-at-home orders, which includes an outdoor dining ban.
Orange County is part of a regional Southern California stay-at-home order that began Dec. 7 when intensive care units at hospitals reached 85 percent capacity.
“People need to realize that survival isn’t political survival is just that no business owner right now is making money,” John Reed, owner of Newport Beach’s Bosscat Kitchen & Libations, told The Epoch Times. “We’re just trying to open, we’re just trying to do it safely, and we’re just trying to survive.”