By Lindsey Jackson
Jan 2, 2021 6:39 PM
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV)– For the past nine months, small business owners in Terre Haute worked to keep their businesses open with COVID-19 guidelines and limitations.
“We’re in survival mode. There’s no need to hide it. We’re losing money every month,” said Jeff Ford, owner of J Ford’s Black Angus.
George Azar, owner of Saratoga, said they’ve struggled to stay afloat after losing more than 50% of their revenue.
“To say that 2020 was challenging is an understatement. It’s been a rough year. There’s certain things we have no control over,” he said.
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For most of us, 2020 didnât go as planned. As a business executive, rolling with the punches and working through change is nothing new, but even the most prepared and successful business would say that this year knocked them down, hard.
I started 2020 in a new volunteer position, as the Board of Directors Chairperson for the Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce. Following in the footsteps of great community leaders including Don Smith, Craig McKee and even my father, Tom Dinkel, was an honor. I had already logged years on the Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, Executive Committee and as the Advocacy Chair, so I was ready to lead the Chamber and business community through a great year. Little did I know what would be the reality.