Case descriptions
| No. | Type of business | Owner age | Owner gender | # Employees (full-time, part-time) are they currently working? | Years as business owner | Success self-rating (prior to/after pandemic) and reasoning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Small Boutique Store | 34 | Female | 3 PT; not working | 3 years | 5/3 business is down 30% |
| 2 | Real Estate | 32 | Female | 3 FT; still working | 6 years | 8/5 still able to do business but in different ways |
| 3 | Local Food Wholesaler | 36 | Female | 0 | 5.5 years | 7/5 still operating but consumers are limited in operations |
| 4 | Carpentry | 31 | Male | 4 FT, 1 PT; still working | 4 years | 9/8 primarily operating in the same way |
| 5 | Travel Agency | 58 | Female | 9 FT; still working | 28 years | 7/1 business is down almost 100% |
| 6 | Cabinetry | 54 | Female | 54; mostly working | 8 years | 10/9 operating but with a few minor complications |
| 7 | Insurance | 29 | Female | 2 FT; still working | 6 years | 7/5 limited in face-to-face operations |
| 8 | Preschool | 34 | Female | 4 FT; not working | 6 years | 10/7 closed for 6 weeks |
| 9 | Property Management | 44 | Male | 4 FT; still working | 10 years | 9/8.5 still fulfilling operations |
| 10 | Endoscopy | 31 | Female | 0 | 2 months | 5/2 new business, operations affected by the virus |
| 11 | Bakery/Café | 48 | Female | 15 (mostly PT) | 10 years | 5/1 little to no profit |
| 12 | Restaurant | 63 | Female | 25 (mostly PT) | 35 years | 8/3 temporarily closed and had just reopened |
| 13 | Daycare | 60 | Female | 1 PT; still working | 28 years | 8/7 still operating |
| 14 | Restaurant | 46 | Male | 45 (mostly PT) | 1 year | 6/3 temporarily closed and had just reopened |
| 15 | Digital Marketing | 47 | Male | 0 | 2 years | 8/8 lost business for a short time but began offering new services |
| No. | Type of business | Owner age | Owner gender | # Employees (full-time, part-time) are they currently working? | Years as business owner | Success self-rating (prior to/after pandemic) and reasoning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Small Boutique Store | 34 | Female | 3 PT; not working | 3 years | 5/3 business is down 30% |
| 2 | Real Estate | 32 | Female | 3 FT; still working | 6 years | 8/5 still able to do business but in different ways |
| 3 | Local Food Wholesaler | 36 | Female | 0 | 5.5 years | 7/5 still operating but consumers are limited in operations |
| 4 | Carpentry | 31 | Male | 4 FT, 1 PT; still working | 4 years | 9/8 primarily operating in the same way |
| 5 | Travel Agency | 58 | Female | 9 FT; still working | 28 years | 7/1 business is down almost 100% |
| 6 | Cabinetry | 54 | Female | 54; mostly working | 8 years | 10/9 operating but with a few minor complications |
| 7 | Insurance | 29 | Female | 2 FT; still working | 6 years | 7/5 limited in face-to-face operations |
| 8 | Preschool | 34 | Female | 4 FT; not working | 6 years | 10/7 closed for 6 weeks |
| 9 | Property Management | 44 | Male | 4 FT; still working | 10 years | 9/8.5 still fulfilling operations |
| 10 | Endoscopy | 31 | Female | 0 | 2 months | 5/2 new business, operations affected by the virus |
| 11 | Bakery/Café | 48 | Female | 15 (mostly PT) | 10 years | 5/1 little to no profit |
| 12 | Restaurant | 63 | Female | 25 (mostly PT) | 35 years | 8/3 temporarily closed and had just reopened |
| 13 | Daycare | 60 | Female | 1 PT; still working | 28 years | 8/7 still operating |
| 14 | Restaurant | 46 | Male | 45 (mostly PT) | 1 year | 6/3 temporarily closed and had just reopened |
| 15 | Digital Marketing | 47 | Male | 0 | 2 years | 8/8 lost business for a short time but began offering new services |
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