A survey of Seattle small businesses just came out with numbers bad enough that I want to walk you through them.
A group called Intentionalist talked to 136 independent small businesses across Seattle and the surrounding area. Cafes. Restaurants. Boutiques. Salons. Neighborhood places. The kind that makes a city feel like somewhere worth living.
Two-thirds of them said they’re under more financial stress right now than they were during COVID-19. During the shutdowns. During the year when nobody could go anywhere…