During the mandated Covid-19 closures small businesses are finding unique ways to drum up business, reports Fast Company.

We can all agree that social distancing is necessary for the health of our communities, but it’s been catastrophic for many small businesses that rely on in-person activities to thrive. 

FormAssembly, a cloud-based form building and data collection platform, is offering pro bono accounts along with free implementation services and support to organizations with projects directly involved in the fight against COVID-19.

According to Bloomberg, banks are hesitant to participate in the Paycheck Protection Loan program because their fear repercussions if they approve a loan that later turns out to be fraudulent. 

The basic economic problem right now is that a lot of companies have shut down and aren’t earning any money. The ordinary reaction, for a company that doesn’t make stuff or earn any money, is to go out of business and lay off all of its workers, but it is pretty widely recognized that that would not be a good reaction, for most businesses, right now.