How these small businesses are surviving during the coronavirus pandemic

Photo caption: Agatha Kulaga, co-founder and CEO of Ovenly. Photo: Erica Schroeder. Article by Michelle Fox.

The past few months certainly haven’t been easy for small businesses.

Many had to shut their doors due to the coronavirus pandemic. While some may never reopen, others are ramping up their business — and hoping they don’t have to shut down again.

Retail and wholesale bakery Ovenly had to temporarily shutter its operations for seven weeks when the crisis hit, laying off its entire staff of 66 employees. Agatha Kulaga, co-founder and CEO, called it “survival mode.”

Since that time, the New-York based business has been slowly reopening its bakeshops and has rehired eight full-time and 18 part-time workers. […]

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