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By Edgerton Coble

You're about to sign paperwork to get started with the build-out of a new location when COVID strikes. What do you do? Wait? Stop? Cancel?

When you're Adrian O'Hare you press pause for a few weeks then hit the GO button and put your fate in the powers that be.

Spoiler alert: both of his businesses are now going strong!

Brea Meness of Chaxel talks with Shop Vocal's Heidi Barraza about her journey launching her online boutique in the middle of the pandemic.

Check out chaxel online at chaxel.shop.

In this episode of Small Business Stories, Eric from Waggery on Main in Melrose Massachusetts talks about his big move into the Pet Care industry right smack in the middle of a global pandemic. 

Visit Waggery at https://www.waggeryonmain.com/

Greg Luetje, General Manager of Mount Abram Ski and Ride in Maine, discusses how the pandemic has impacted his business and how the park has shifted and adjusted to make it possible for the community to come out to the mountain and enjoy nature while staying safe. With winter coming, a new set of challenges await and this conversation gets into the details. 

Heidi talks with Tia about the interesting challenges of running a cheer gym during COVID. Tia went online, offered free classes and did some other unexpected but interesting shifts along the way.

https://totalinspirationathletics.com/

Life-After-Divorce Life Coach, Delia B, talks with Heidi B, from Shop Vocal, about her business and how the COVID pandemic has hurt and helped. She also peppers in a lot of great life advice and tidbits that can help coaches and other small business owners change their perspectives. 

Heidi talks with GM Paul Solano about Pearl Street Station, a Malden landmark and great place to eat, drink and be merry! He has some great words for business owners and how to pivot during tough times like the COVID Pandemic.

Metalsmith and jewelry maker Rina of Pure Whimsy Jewelry talks with Shop Vocal's Heidi Barraza about the challenges faced by many artist business people during the COVID pandemic and how she's overcoming those challenges. With galleries and many retail stores closed, Rina had to turn to Social Media and her own brand new website to keep her business going.

https://www.purewhimsyjewelry.com/

Heidi talks with Joy of Joy Yoga in Melrose Massachusetts about the unique challenges of Yoga during a pandemic, how she's grounded herself in the ability to take most of her activities outside and how she looks forward to being able to go back in the studio, but is also making the best of the time in between.