Since the shutdown in March 2020, some have even thrived. Portland, seen from Pittock Mansion, June 8, 2021. Portland small business owners who managed to make it through the pandemic are still facing challenges — from break-ins to neighborhood changes, to stressed-out clients. Sarah Shaoul runs Bricks Need Mortar , a small business support organization. She’s been surveying businesses since the first pandemic shutdown of March 2020, and periodically ever since. She told “Think Out Loud” well over half of the more than a hundred businesses that responded to her latest survey reported that they had experienced vandalism, break-ins or both in the last 12 months. “They’ve made it through all these crazy challenges from worker shortages to supply chain issues, and this is just something completely out of their control, and it’s pretty demoralizing,” Shaoul said. “If you have to come into work, and you’re all excited about your work day, but then you’re dealing with a broken window and an insurance claim, if you’re gonna go through insurance, it really messes with your mojo, so to speak.” Peter Cho is the chef and owner of restaurants Han Oak and Toki , which he opened in 2021. He […]
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Invest The Invisible Impact
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Invest The Invisible Impact
