Assisting Seattle Small Business Owners during the COVID-19 Pandemic
The City of Seattle Office of Economic Development (OED) works with local businesses to promote innovation, equity, and economic mobility. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted existing disparities between business ownership, and the greater need to distribute resources to People of Color (POC)/non-white business owners. Restaurants represent the culture of a society, and support a range of industries. They have also been one of the hardest industries impacted during the pandemic. To assist the City during this challenging time, we produced a data dashboard to analyze survey data collected, and mitigation recommendations for POC/non-white restaurant owners impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Project sponsored by: City of Seattle Office of Economic Development
Project participants:
Serena Lin
MSIM
Tasha Lin
MSIM
Clarissa Pendleton
MSIM