Entrepreneurship On The Rise
The coronavirus has been responsible for massive business closures, job losses, and deepening inequality.
But at the same time, another trend has slowly unfolded: Americans are starting businesses at the fastest rate in more than a decade. By September of 2020, applications for the employer identification numbers (EIN) had surpassed 3.2 million for the year, up more than 500,000 compared to the year before.
To get a better understanding of how this is possible, we talked to RaeShawn and LaShone Middleton, two business owners from Laurel, Maryland.
After they lost their jobs in March, they decided to start their own business. We talk to them about their journey into the world of entrepreneurship in the age of the coronavirus.
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