More relief could be on its way to struggling small businesses as Congress debates another stimulus package.
Meanwhile, some small businesses, including in the antique shop district of Greenwood, Missouri, have had to shut down during the coronavirus pandemic.
"THE REBOUND."WE'RE COMMITTED TOHELPING FAMILIES --BUSINESSES -- ANDORGANIZATIONS GET BACKON TRACK IN THE WEEKSAND MONTHS AHEAD.MORE RELIEF COULD BEON IT'S WAY TO HELPSTRUGGLING SMALLBUSINESSES IF CONGRESSAPPROVES ANOTHERSTIMULUS BILL.AS 41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER NICK STARLINGFOUND OUT...IT'S NOT EASY TO RECEIVETHE HELP WHEN YOU'RECOMPETING WITHTHOUSANDS OF OTHERSMALL BUSINESSES FORMONEY.NICK:ANTIQUE SHOPS ARE ALARGE PART OFGREENWOOD'S ECONOMY,YOU CAN SEE THEM LINEDUP ALONG MAIN STREETHERE, THEY'VE BEENSHTERED BECAUSE OFTHE CORNAVIRUS.IT'S MOM AND POP SHOPSLIKE THESE-HOPING FORANY TYPE OF ASSISTANCETO GET THEM BY THESEHARD TIMES.--PKG--Kris Bybee: Owner, As TimeGoes ByGreenwood is a destination,it's crazy.THIS SMALL TOWN-IS ABLAST FROM THE PAST-HOPING FOR BETTER DAYSIN THE VERY NEARFUTURE.Kris Bybee: Owner, As Time GoesByThere's so many of us outthere that are in need.KRIS BYBEE OWNS 'ASTIME GOES BY' AND THELAST SEVERAL WEEKSHAVE BEEN TOUGH...Kris Bybee: Owner, As Time GoesByit's hard to walk away fromyour shop, it's hard to shutteryour doors.HER STORE IS ONE OF SIXDIFFERENT ANTIQUESHOPS-ALL STRUGGLING.Vanessa Fahle, The GreenwoodCountry Tea RoomIf it goes on too much longer,it's worrisome, not just for mebut the entire district here.Heather McCarty, Owner of ThePorch Swing.It grows harder and harder Iwould say emotionally andfinancially.THEY'VE ALL APPLIED FORSOME TYPE OF FINANCIALHELP-EACH HAS YET TOSEE A PENNY.Vanessa Fahle, The GreenwoodCountry Tea RoomAll we got back from themwas that we submitted theapplication and then silenceand then nothing,I had went through thewebsite, with SBA and got thatfilled out and submitted andit's been silence I haven'theard anything one way oranother.Kris Bybee: Owner, As Time GoesByIt was like within a coupledays it was out of money,yeah, that was really fast.IT'S SOME MONEY THEYSEE GOING TO MULTI-MILLIONDOLLAR BUSINESSES-INSTEAD.Kris Bybee: Owner, As Time GoesByAs a small business owner,it's hurtful.THEY'RE HOPING TO SEESOME SOME RELIEF WITHTHIS NEXT STIMLUSPACKAGE AS THIS TOWNLOVES THEIRANTIQUES...BUT DON'TWANT TO BE HISTORY.I don't know what the futurefor The Porch Swing holds.REPORTING INGREENWOODNICK STARLING41 ACT