The coronavirus pandemic has been brutal for many small business owners. But even as many closed their doors for good, others saw opportunities to start something new.
The coronavirus pandemic has been brutal for many small business owners. Retail shops, gyms and bars closed for months, while restaurants struggled to subsist on takeout. But even as many business owners closed their doors for good, others saw opportunities to start something new. More than 4.6 million new businesses have been created nationwide since last March, according to the U.S. Census .
The coronavirus pandemic has been brutal for small-business owners. But even as many in the Chicago area closed their doors for good, others saw opportunities to start something new. Here are five of their stories.