Small businesses are a major driver of the American economy and important tenets of their communities. Together, small businesses account for 48% of the US economy and employ 60 million people. COVID-19 has been devastating for many small and medium-sized businesses all over the US. About 35 million people employed by small businesses are at risk of losing their jobs and 11 million businesses are at risk of closure due to the virus.

Small businesses are hugely important to healthy and thriving communities. As infections continue to rise and the economic impact of COVID-19 drags on, one way we can all help our neighbors is by supporting local businesses both financially and with our solidarity. That’s why today Skip is launching business listings in regions all over the country. Our listings will allow you to see how businesses around you are reopening safely and what protocols they’re using, as well as what you can do to support them in their recovery.

About Skip Small Business Listings

There are now thousands of Skip Listings in forty regions around the US available here, on our SupportCovidRecovery.com page. The businesses range from marketing companies to restaurants to fitness studios and more, but what they all have in common is that they need our help.

As we’ve been covering on our blog, many small businesses are committed to ensuring safety for their customers, even though it can be difficult and expensive. Our listings allow businesses to tell you directly what they are doing to keep you as safe as possible, so you can feel confident in showing your support and/or visiting them.

You can explore businesses near you and read personal messages from owners and founders about who they are and what they need from you — their communities — to stay afloat.

How You Can Support Small Businesses in Your Area

Our goal with our small business listings is to empower consumers to take action for the small businesses that mean the most to them in their communities.

Using our listings, you can “like” small businesses and show them your support, as well as looking at their websites and seeing contact information for how to patronize them. We'll be adding a donation option soon, too!

✊🏼 Go ahead and "like" small businesses and show your support!