Even as the pandemic continues, small businesses have hoped the fall would be somewhat normal. Not anymore
Just a few months. Just get through the next few months.

That’s how many small-business owners approached the coronavirus pandemic in March, when a shutdown halted the economy. With a mix of patience and thrift, they cut costs, borrowed money, and postponed bills to scrape through spring and summer. By fall, many believed, the worst would be over.

But now, as the virus rages still across the United States, it’s becoming clear the economy won’t recover for many months. And some owners are wondering how much stamina they have left, what sleight of hand they haven’t yet tried, to keep their businesses afloat?

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