(BPT) - No es sorprendente que muchas pequeñas empresas luchen por mantener sus operaciones, recibir ganancias y sostener su fuerza laboral luego de la crisis económica provocada por la pandemia de la COVID-19.
Sin embargo, en los Estados Unidos, muchos propietarios de pequeñas empresas pertenecientes a minorías étnicas siguen siendo optimistas sobre el futuro, en comparación con sus contrapartes no diversas, aunque reconocen la necesidad de un mayor apoyo gubernamental, de sus comunidades y del sector privado.
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