While restaurants are permitted to stay open in Massachusetts for takeout or delivery orders during the coronavirus emergency, some have decided they cannot get do business to remain open.
THE HIGH SPOT DELHI ON BEACONHILL AFFORDABILITY ANDDELICIOUSNESS GO HAND IN HAND.EVERYTHING IS FRESH AND HOMEMADEOWNERS AND HUSBAND AND WIFENATALIE AND FRANK BETTY ARE HAVEBEEN SERVING BREAKFAST AND LUNCHHERE FOR THREE YEARS.WE HAVE A GREAT CUSTOMER THEBEST CUSTOMER AND THERE THEYSUPPORT US BUT TODAY THEY’RETAKING THEIR FINAL ORDERS.THEY HAD TO LAY OFF THEIR STAFF.CLOSED TEMPORARILY BECAUSE OFCOVE AND 19 IS ONLY A HUMAN MENOW.YOU STILL HAVE SIX PEOPLE WELOST 80% OF OUR CUSTOMERS.SO IT’S A DISASTER FOR THE PASTWEEK HIGH SPOT HAS BEEN DOINGTAKE OUT ONLY BUT HASN’T BEENGETTING ENOUGH FOOT TRAFFIC WITHNEARBY BUSINESSES ANDUNIVERSITIES SENDING EVERYONEHOME AND DELIVERY SERVICES AREJUST TOO EXPENSIVE.WE SIT ON THE SANDWICH AND IT’SLIKE $7 $8, AND IT’S WORTH ITTHE BETTER YARDS HAVE APPLIEDFOR LOANS AND ARE HOPING TO GETSOME HELP FROM THEIR NEIGHBORSAT THE STATE HOUSE, EVEN THEMINIMUM WILL HAVE WHAT THEY’REREALLY HOPING FOR.IS THAT THE GOODBYES THEY’RESAYING TODAY AREN’T PERMANENT.IT’LL BE ABLE TO SERVE THEIRCUSTOMERS AGA SOON.YOU WORRIED ALL YEAH, THAT’S MYBIGGEST FEAR BECAUSE FEAR YEAH,BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, WE LOVETHIS PLACE AND WITH MY HUSBANDIN THREE YEARS, WE JUST LIKEMEET WONDERFUL PEOPLE AND AND WEDON’T WANT TO NO, NO WAYYESTERDAY THE BAKERADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCED THATMASSACHUSETTS SMALL BUSINESSESWILL BE ABLE TO APPLY FORLOW-INTEREST DISASTER LOANSTHROUGH
Business advisers say there is help for small business owners as the coronavirus crisis continues.
Coronavirus is tough on businesses, but businesses are hanging tough.
