As Oklahoma, Alaska, Georgia, and South Carolina started reopening their economies last week amid the CCP virus pandemic, small businesses are limping back, braving new financial realities while protective measures like social distancing continue to be followed.
Bill’s Music Shop and Pickin' Parlor, a family business in West Columbia, reopened last week after South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster slowly reopened the state amid the pandemic. While the income is almost negligible and the family is trying to apply for loans to pay for the utilities of the store, its large group events are still not possible because of social distancing measures.
