Pillar Pete Dolan: Elmhurst Brewing Co. “It’s really hard to put a new budget together and say this is where we’re going to end up. We know we can’t keep going like this for a long period of time.”
Pillar Janice Yoder: Adore Bridal “My store is closed. The morning I had to explain to my staff that I had to lay them off, I cried.”
Pillar Rob Knight: Rob Knight’s Swim America “I just don’t know how much more people can be taxed and remain in business.”
Pillar Marilyn Kline-Peacock: Marilyn Peacock Day Care Home “I don’t know what the future is for my business. I know I can’t go 150 days [closed]. There’s no way I will survive. I will have to quit something I’ve done for 22 years.”
Pillar Adam White: RC Outfitters “To the person who doesn’t understand survival as a small business, guess what happens if I close? I have a personal guarantee on everything in this store. I would go bankrupt, period.”
Pillar Jan Munday: Weekdays at Munday’s “My center is family child care. The governor took and suspended all of our licenses throughout the state.”
Pillar Kevin Promenschenkel: Poopy’s biker bar “If I lose my business, I might as well be dead as far as I’m concerned. I’ve done this my whole life. Now that may sound stupid to some people, but it doesn’t to me.”
Pillar Beth George: White Pines Resort “I was willing to do the shelter-in-place to flatten the curve and do what was needed for the country. In the beginning I think it was the only decision that was able to be made. But after that, nothing is making sense.”
Pillar Denetta Flamingo: Ottawa Nautilus Fit 24 “How are we supposed to pay our bills? Just keep selling our stuff, until there’s nothing left? But you can’t do that because you have people counting on you.”
