Meta Platforms (a division of Facebook), conducted a survey that found 20% of small businesses worldwide were non operational.

A new survey by Facebook parent Meta Platforms finds that one in five small businesses worldwide, or 20%, reported they were not operational or engaging in any revenue-generating activities in January, a slight increase from 18% in July 2021.

According to Small Business Trends, the federal American Rescue Grant continues to provide grants to small businesses. 

The economic stimulus grants provide small businesses can be the difference between staying open and closing entirely. Even before the pandemic, small business grants offered great opportunities to keep operating as well as support growth with strategic funding. 

According to Forbes, small businesses have questions about what post-pandemic financing will look like. 

Even during an existential crisis, small businesses will go to great lengths to avoid taking on debt