COVID-19 forces small businesses to close permanently

While Nevada may be moving closer to re-opening, some small businesses in Las Vegas have already had to close their doors permanently.

BUSINESS OWNERS WHO ARE CLOSINGTHEIR DOORS FOR GOOD..AND FOR BUSINESS OWNERS TRYINGTO HANG ON...THEY ARE STRUGGLING TO GETASSISTANCE FROM THE FEDERALGOVERNMENT..13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER....AUSTIN CARTER SPOKE WITH THEOWNER OF A LOCAL ANTIQUESTORE....WHO WAS FORCED TO MAKE...A VERY TOUGH DECISION.((LIVE INTRO)) THE OWNERS HEREJUST COULDN'T KEEP UP.AND THEY'VE MADE IT THROUGHHURDLES OF THE PAST BUTCOVID 19FORCED THE WOMANWHO STARTED IT ALL...WITH ADECISION NO BUSINESS OWNERWANTS TO FACE ((PKG)((SOT)) JESSICA POOLE "WE'VEBEEN IN BUSINESS FOR YEARS, WEMADE IT THROUGH THE RECESSIONAND THEN ALONG COMESCORONAVIRUS AND WE HAD NOCHOICE BUT TO SHUT DOWN" MOTHERAND DAUGHTER - RENEE ANDJESSICA POOLE - NOW SAYINGGOODBYE.((SOT)) RENEE POOLE "THE STOREITSELF WAS PROBABLY ONE OF AKIND IN VEGAS" RENEE - OPENEDNOT JUST ANTIQUES IN THE EARLY2000'S.WHILE WORKING AS AN ESTATELIQUIDATORRENEE WANTED TOCREATE A STORE WITH ITEMS FROMESTATES THAT WERE TOO SMALL FORTHEIR OWN SALE!

FOR YEARSINSIDE THE STORE - YOU'D FINDCUTLERY - KNICK KNACKS - ART.MOST OF WHICH IS NOW IN BOXES.THE MASSIVE BUILDING - FIT TOSTORE ALL THESE TREASURES --RECENTLY LEFT THE OWNERS WITH ABIG BILL TO KEEP PAYING((SOT)) JESSICA POOLE "WE CAN'TWAIT FOR 3 MONTHS OR 4 MONTHSNOT KNOWING WHAT WAS GOING TOHAPPEN SO WE HAD TO MAKEDECISIONS AT THE TIME, WECOULDN'T WAIT" SO THE STORE HASMOVED TO THE VIRTUALMARKETPLACE.THEY'RE TAKING PART IN MULTIPLEAUCTIONS - WITH ABOUT ATHOUSAND ITEMS IN EACH!

A WAYTO CONTINUE MAKING APROFITFOR NOW.AND THE STRUGGLE FOR SMALLBUSINESSES TO GET MUCH NEEDEDASSISTANCE DURING THIS PANDEMIC- IS REAL!

AN ESSENTIALLIFELINE FOR OWNERS IS THEPAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM.THE NEVADA BANKERS ASSOCIATIONREPORTS THERE'S BEEN TROUBLEWITH ACCESSING THE SYSTEM ANDENTERING APPLICATIONS!

ASTATEMENT FROM THE ASSOCIATIONSENT TO 13 ACTION NEWS SAYS INPART THAT THE ASSOCIATION"IMPLORES THE TREASURY AND SBATO INVEST THE REQUIREDRESOURCES THAT WILL ALLOW THESYSTEM TO ACCOMMODATE THEINCREASED VOLUME CREATED BYTHEIR APPROVAL OF ADDITIONALLENDERS AND PROVIDE A STABLESYSTEM FOR LENDERS TO ACCESSFAIRLY AND EQUALLY SO THATBUSINESSES IN TURN WILL RECEIVEASSISTANCE FAIRLY AND EQUALLY."((SOT)) RENEE POOLE "MONEY RANOUT AND NOW THAT IT'S BEINGRENEE AND JESSICA IF THERE WASA SMALL BOUTIQUE IS POSSIBLE -AND THEY'LL KEEP THE ONLINEAUCTIONS GOING AS LONG AS THEYCANAC 13 AN...A MAJOR CHANGE AT NEVADA'SUNEMPLOYMENT OFFICE..