Businesses all over the country have been hit seriously hard by the coronavirus crisis, with many forced to either downsize drastically, make big changes to the ways in which they operate or even shut up shop altogether in order to help slow the spread of coronavirus and reduce pressure on the NHS.
But it seems that resilience among firms large and small is strong in Liverpool, as it surely is for the rest of the country, with companies now finding new and creative ways to keep themselves busy until they’re finally able to reopen again.
The Liverpool Echo has recounted some inspirational tales of what businesses have been doing over the last five weeks and it makes for impressive reading indeed.
The Little Shoe over on Bold Street, for example, has set up an online shop that customers can use to place orders, as well as donating over 100 meals to vulnerable people around the city in collaboration with Liverpool City Church and Liverpool Cares.
Alpha Taxis, meanwhile, has been doing excellent work helping out members of the public through self-isolation by helping them have food delivered without them having to go outside. You simply need to pre-order food from your chosen supermarket then use the Alpha Taxi app to input your receipt number and they’ll collect your produce for you.
And in an interesting act of business diversification, the founders of Liverpool bars The Merchant, Chibuki, ENRG and Circus are now producing PPE masks for NHS staff after buying a series of 3D printers, with the aim being to produce 1,000 a week.
Any businesses in the city struggling at the moment may be able to take advantage of a new package of support that was announced by metro mayor Steve Rotherham, with funds redirected from Combined Authority projects.
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