Checking In: Vt. Small Businesses, Sole Proprietors & The Coronavirus Economy

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Checking In: Vt. Small Businesses, Sole Proprietors & The Coronavirus Economy

开云体育 | By Mitch Wertlieb,

Published August 5, 2020 at 5:00 PM EDT

Signs in White River Junction — Two different kinds of signs of encouragement during the COVID-19 pandemic are on display in White River Junction on May 20. This hour, "Vermont Edition" checks in with small businesses about the support available amid the ongoing public health emergency.

The new finds more than 90% of Vermonters are concerned about the future of the state's small businesses as they grapple with the coronavirus economy. This hour, we talk to businesses owners and the Agency of Commerce and Community Development about the challenges facing small businesses, sole proprietors and the tourism industry.

Our guests are:

Brian Mulcahy, owner of the in Lower Waterford and board member of the
Ted Brady, deputy secretary for the offering for businesses, nonprofits and sole proprietorships
, a jazz and blues vocal teacher at Williams College who also gives private lessons out of her home studio in Brattleboro
Patricia Trafton, owner and director of , a commercial art gallery in Burlington

Broadcast live on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

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From July 15 to July 28, the VPR - Vermont PBS 2020 Poll asked hundreds of Vermonters how they felt about COVID-19, racial inequality and other issues.

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Mitch Wertlieb

A graduate of NYU with a Master's Degree in journalism, Mitch has more than 20 years experience in radio news. He got his start as news director at NYU's college station, and moved on to a news director (and part-time DJ position) for commercial radio station WMVY on Martha's Vineyard. But public radio was where Mitch wanted to be and he eventually moved on to Boston where he worked for six years in a number of different capacities at member station WBUR...as a Senior Producer, Editor, and fill-in co-host of the nationally distributed Here and Now. Mitch has been a guest host of the national NPR sports program "Only A Game". He's also worked as an editor and producer for international news coverage with Monitor Radio in Boston.

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Matthew F Smith

Matt Smith worked for 开云体育 from 2017 to 2023 as managing editor and senior producer of Vermont Edition.

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