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General Category => National/Breaking News => Topic started by: thackney on June 14, 2021, 04:32:28 pm
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Number of U.S. Small Businesses Has Fallen Nearly 40% Due to Pandemic and Lockdowns
https://bongino.com/number-of-u-s-small-businesses-has-fallen-nearly-40-due-to-pandemic
June 14, 2021
The number of small businesses in America has declined by nearly 40% since the lockdowns began last year, including more than half the leisure and hospitality industry.
And things are actually starting to get worse again. A separate poll shows another 35% of small businesses say they are at risk of closing permanently by the end of this summer due to inflationary pressures, rising gas prices, and increasing labor shortages....