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The COVID-19 pandemic was an economic blow to small businesses, especially restaurants, gyms, retail shops, 

 as people furloughed from jobs struck out on their own. Meanwhile, businesses in some sectors found new opportunities and others changed their focus to not only survive but grow. 

MPR News host Angela Davis talks with business owners about the luck and hard work that helped them find the economic silver lining of the pandemic.  

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Many small businesses closed or barely survived during the COVID-19 pandemic. But plenty of businesses got started, and some grew. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with economics contributor Chris Farrell and business owners about the small businesses that pulled ahead during the last two years. 

MPR News with Angela Davis - Many small businesses closed or barely survived during the COVID-19 pandemic. But plenty of businesses got started,  and some grew. At 9 a.m. Monday, MPR News host Angela Davis talks with economics contributor Chris Farrell and business owners about the small businesses that pulled ahead during the last two years. 

MPR News with Angela Davis - Learning from Minnesota businesses that thrived during the pandemic

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Learning from Minnesota businesses that thrived during the pandemic

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