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North Carolina business owner on how she's keeping it going through the pandemic

Name: North Carolina business owner on how she's keeping it going through the pandemic
Uploaded: 2020-06-25T14:16:01-0400
Duration: 1 min 14 s
Description: There were more than 1 million black-owned businesses in the U.S. at the beginning of February, but by mid-April, 440,000 had permanently shut down—a 41% drop. Women-owned businesses saw a 25% drop. CBS News campaign reporter LaCrai Mitchell talks to Shalisha Morgan, owner of a tech company in North Carolina, who transitioned to curbside repairs to keep her business alive.

There were more than 1 million black-owned businesses in the U.S. at the beginning of February, but by mid-April, 440,000 had permanently shut down—a 41% drop. Women-owned businesses saw a 25% drop. CBS News campaign reporter LaCrai Mitchell talks to Shalisha Morgan, owner of a tech company in North Carolina, who transitioned to curbside repairs to keep her business alive.