small business pandemic recovery

COVID's lessons on humanity for Annabelle Santos, small business owner

COVID's lessons on humanity for Annabelle Santos, small business owner

Inspiration struck Annabelle Santos when she struggled to find any products that could help soothe her baby girl’s eczema. Now she brings her mixtures of fruits, olive oils, and herbs to customers through her company, Spadét, which she founded in 2014. The pandemic was really tough on her business, but grants helped her keep afloat, and she’s looking forward to meeting with and healing customers now that restrictions have lifted.

Should small businesses embrace public-private partners?

Should small businesses embrace public-private partners?

Definitely, says Kiva CEO Chris Tsakalakis. "No one individual or one group can fund what needs to get done in order to support these businesses," he says during a livestream conversation on small businesses and pandemic recovery hosted by GZERO Media in partnership with Visa. Kiva, he explains, works with all sorts of partners — including resilient borrowers and lenders, often private ones, who support those loans.

Visa's Jeni Mundy: Digitizing will help small businesses "thrive" after COVID

Visa's Jeni Mundy: Digitizing will help small businesses "thrive" after COVID

Digitalization helped small businesses survive through the pandemic. Now, it'll make them "thrive," according to Jeni Mundy, Visa's global SVP for Merchant Sales & Acquiring. She's upbeat about the future. "Small businesses are feeling optimistic ... so [there are] reasons to feel positive," Mundy says during a livestream conversation on small businesses and pandemic recovery hosted by GZERO Media in partnership with Visa.

How can small businesses thrive after COVID?

How can small businesses thrive after COVID?

GZERO Media, in partnership with Visa, hosted a livestream discussion with business experts to examine the consequences and possibilities emerging from COVID, and how micro, small, and medium-sized businesses can thrive.