VR Hamilton Hotel

Now that we are at level one, a toast to all those who made it happen!

5) Consider a small business before hitting 'buy' on Amazon or other online shops: Many small businesses would be happy to order supplies and deliver them to you. Consider the small players before you automatically buy from larger companies like Target or Amazon.

4) Volunteer your services: Reach out and offer free advice to small business owners you're connected with who could use help … This is a great time to focus on things like strategy, content marketing, email marketing, social media strategy, and internal processes. So if you're someone who has expertise in any of these areas, reach out to brick-and-mortar small-business owners and offer guidance. Investment in these areas during downtime will certainly help them boost their bottom line and hit the ground running when operations start to return to normal.

3) Reschedule — don't cancel — events you planned to hold at the small business: Small businesses that hold events rely on event income to stay in business. With event cancellations happening daily, it can be a terrifying time for locally owned event spaces. (it could be weddings, conferences, a party or just dinner)