Survey: Small businesses report renewed anxiety amid COVID-19

Jacquelyn Voghel

09/14/2021

CATHRYN KENNEDY, director of dairy operations and sales at Wright's Dairy Farm & Bakery in North Smithfield, concurred with the results of a recent survey of small-business owners conducted by Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Voices regarding recovery amid the COVID-19 pandemic, saying costs have gone up and staffing has been a challenge. Pictured is the Wright family in 2019. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

PROVIDENCE – After hopes that a return to normalcy was on the horizon during early summer, many small businesses are growing increasingly concerned about their futures as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to grip the country. According to a national survey released on Tuesday by Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Voices, just 38% of respondents, including some…