Some small businesses are still struggling months into the pandemic Business owners are thankful for the customers they get Some small businesses are still struggling months into the pandemic By Katherine Lee | December 18, 2020 at 8:19 PM CST - Updated December 18 at 8:19 PM WICHITA FALLS, Texas (TNN) - Ending the year in a pandemic is not anyone imagined when the year kicked off and many small businesses who have managed to stay open are struggling to make it to the other side. Business owners are able to compare months before the pandemic to what they are seeing now. “Now that everybody’s allowed to shop again. It’s still hard because I think people are still scared,” said Shay Leatherman, owner of Lassos & Lace.