13 Ways to Protect Local Businesses During the Coronavirus Crisis

Buy gift cards and use them when it is safe to go outside

If you choose to buy gift cards you will actually help a small business. Even if the coronavirus pandemic keeps us stuck into the house and the restrictions multiply with each passing day, this does not mean that it will always be like this. In addition, society will return to normal and the epidemic will ameliorate, so we will safely leave our house soon. So, if you want to help your favorite small business you can buy some gift cards and use them when everything will be back to normal. 

“In Charlotte, NC, many restaurants including Peppervine are completely shut down as they don’t offer delivery/take-out as well as don’t have the means to currently offer that service. In this case, locals are encouraged to buy gift cards to the restaurant and use at a later date once the restaurant is safe to reopen,” said Jaclyn Webb, senior account executive at Wagstaff Marketing.