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Small Businesses Face Unique Challenges in Reopening

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Last updated: 2020/04/28 at 6:31 AM
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Small businesses take on more of a risk to their bottom-line when reopening in the age of COVID-19 pandemic

As some states decide to reopen non-essential businesses, small business owners will face unique challenges in reopening that won’t necessarily affect larger companies.

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has announced that hair and nail salons, gyms, movie theatres, bowling alleys, restaurants are all free to reopen, and the decision has left business owners unsure of whether they should, or safely can, open their doors to customers again.

Balancing Risk and Need

Many small-business owners in the state feel as though they are stuck between a rock and a hard place.

On the one hand, staying closed puts both their businesses and their employees in financial peril.

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On the other hand, reopening could lead to severe health problems for both workers and the public.

Andre R. Chow of Time writes that in states where lockdown orders are easing, “small business owners are grappling with state versus federal guidance, economic versus physical well-being, individual freedom versus the collective good. “The CDC, the social media, government officials, federal officials, and anti-lock-down protestors muddled the decision to this group”.

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Many salon owners have voiced major concerns over the fact that their industry is even allowed to reopen. Barbershops, hair salons, nail salons, spas, and tattoo parlours are all permitted to operate, in spite of the nature of their work. Lenon Page, a spa owner in Savannah, GA, says of the governor’s decision, “The businesses he chose to reopen first are hands-on industries—ones that can’t keep a safe distance… I feel like they made us guinea pigs so they wouldn’t have to continue with the unemployment.”

Brian Kemp reopening Small Businesses in Georgia

Why is it especially difficult for small businesses to reopen in a limited manner?

#1. Not Enough Space

One of the most obvious, yet widely-ignored reasons is that many small-businesses lack the physical space necessary for adequate physical distancing.

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For example, employees in a restaurant kitchen would be forced to constantly pass closely by each other, or even work shoulder-to-shoulder.

In Atlanta, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has explicitly asked residents to ignore the latest announcement by the governor for the sake of their safety, using the Twitter hashtag, #StayHomeGeorgia.

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#2. Smaller Profit Margins

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The profit margins for small-businesses are much more delicate than those for their larger counterparts.

This means that if an owner decides to risk it and reopen and customer demand isn’t where it usually is, they might end up losing money.

Small businesses take on more of a risk to their bottom-line when reopening in such an uncertain time.

Reopening would also require the business to spend on sanitization and safety supplies, adding another expense to their already unstable finances.

#3. Difficult to Achieve a Limited Reopening With So Few Staff

If even a handful of small-business employees refuse to return to the workplace, it could be impossible for the business reopening until it fills those vacated roles.

Plus, the owner would be forced to lay-off and replace employees who choose to prioritize their health over returning to the job.

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Even a “limited reopening” could prove impossible.

If a small business requires every employee to be present in order to function, they may be forced to stay closed until all workers are able to return to the job.

While larger companies may be able to wing a partial return to work, businesses that rely on a small staff of workers may not have the man-power to operate at half-capacity.

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