Updated
March 24, 2020 08: 36: 39
We’re all feeling the effects of coronavirus right now, especially with the way that we shop and pay for goods and services.
These changes are clearly taking a toll on many small businesses, who rely on the revenue from their regular customers to pay for staff, rent and even stock.
Some are already closing their doors for good.
The Federal Government’s latest economic stimulus package includes cash payments of up to $100,000 for small businesses to try to keep them afloat and banks have announced a pause on repayments for small business loans.
But in what small way can we, as individuals, also help?
How can we support our favourite store, café or hairdresser while we’re socially distancing?
Go online or pick up the phone
It sounds basic, right?
Put simply, your local store needs you, according to the Small Business Council of Australia.
“Let’s make sure that when we come out of this, the community looks the same as it did on the way in,” spokesman Pet