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The cinemas now hiring out their screens to gamers

Je Seung Lee

February 11, 2021 |

BBC |

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Response Location: South Korea

The largest cinema chain in South Korea is renting screen time and auditorium space to video gamers as a way to supplement business income during the coronavirus pandemic. Though it doesn't generate a comparable amount of income as movies do, it has still attracted over 100 consumers thus far and other movie vendors have adopted the idea.

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How the CARES Act Forgot America's Most Vulnerable Hospitals

Brianna Bailey

January 26, 2021 |

ProPublica |

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Response Location: United States

The CARES Act was meant to help small businesses, including hospitals, find financial stability during the coronavirus pandemic, but confusing guidelines and a lack of oversight have impeded the success. This reality has been especially difficult for rural hospitals, some of which "have left millions in relief aid untouched, spiraling deeper into debt for fear that the wrong decision could force them to return money."

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How Covid turbocharged the QR revolution

David Silverberg

January 22, 2021 |

BBC |

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Response Location: United Kingdom

Quick Response (QR) codes have become a popular way to conduct contactless business, and even contact tracing, during the coronavirus pandemic. Restaurants and retail stores allow customers to order and pay by scanning the codes with their smart devices, which pulls funds from payment accounts like PayPal, or their bank account, debit, or credit card. Public health agencies in the UK display QR codes that people can scan to “check in” and if someone tests positive for Covid-19 at that location people who scanned the code within 21 days are notified. QR codes hold massive amounts of data reliably and cheaply.

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Is a pandemic a good time to start a business? For some, the answer's yes.

Stan Finger

January 08, 2021 |

The Kansas Leadership Center Journal (KLC Journal) |

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Response Location: United States, Wichita, Kansas

A handful of entrepreneurial individuals in Kansas have found success in starting businesses during the pandemic by leveraging customer needs and pandemic relief funding. Although this business plan isn't "foolproof," in Kansas and nationwide, the number of entrepreneurs who filed applications increased significantly compared to previous periods.

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Fishermen Team up With Food Banks to Lend a Hand

Bonnie Riva Ras

January 01, 2021 |

Goodnet |

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Response Location: United States

Catch Together is supporting both fishermen and food banks by buying catch that would typically be sold to the restaurant industry. Fisheries were hit hard when the pandemic resulted in an economic slowdown and food banks had an increasing need for resources. Innovative programs have been launched in Mississippi and Alaska where local, fresh fish has been served to demographics that typically don’t have the access to it.

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Businesses Adapt Better to Covid-19 After Lessons Learned From Spring Surge

Paul Hannon Austen Hufford Tom Fairless

December 27, 2020 |

Wall Street Journal |

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Response Location: United States

As a second surge of the coronavirus pandemic spreads throughout much of the world, some manufacturers in the West have found ways to successfully avoid the economic fallout despite heightened restrictions. In one case, a manufacturing company "began requiring masks, banned employees from congregating during breaks and started checking their temperatures at the door," which initially decreased efficiency and productivity; but, as the employees continued to stay healthy, business returned, and the company is now "on track to meet its most ambitious forecast."

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What Happens When Essential Workers Need Child Care?

Celeste Hamilton Dennis

December 22, 2020 |

Yes! Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, New York

When the coronavirus pandemic complicated child care options for essential workers, a care work activist in New York devised an initiative to better connect parents with care networks and redistribute money to those who needed it. Although not every facet of the initiative has been successful or sustainable, hundreds of parents have benefitted from the service.

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Cook County, Minnesota, has kept COVID at bay

Katie Galioto

December 20, 2020 |

Minnesota Star Tribune |

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Response Location: United States, Cook County, Minnesota

In Minnesota, cross-sector collaboration, contact tracing, and a focus on adhering to public health safety protocols have helped Cook County avoid an outbreak of COVID-19 cases, despite being a tourist destination. Local health officials and industry leaders presented a united front, while residents and business owners focused on ways to "keep the tourists from infecting the locals." With only seven residents contracting the virus by summer's end, the efforts appear to have been successful.

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Phoenix Didn't Just Feed the Hungry. It Saved Farms and Restaurants.

Chris Malloy

December 17, 2020 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

Instead of simply handing out its federal CARES funding to food banks, the city of Phoenix used the cash to produce meals by connecting hard-hit farmers with struggling restaurants. Meals were provided free of cost to those who in need. The program was executed by Feed Phoenix, which aimed to employ those who had lost their jobs, as well as provide much-needed economic help to both the farming and restaurant industries in a successful attempt to “create a program to touch as many businesses as possible.”

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How employee ownership helped Phoenix Coffee survive Covid-19

Mark Oprea

December 15, 2020 |

The Land |

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Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

In Cleveland, Ohio, several small businesses have joined a co-op of companies using an employee-owned model to help with the financial constraints brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. Although the process of joining the cooperative can be complicated, it has shown promise for increased business stability and, already, employees have reported it has helped with personal finances.

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