Small Business Association of Michigan (SBAM) CEO Rob Fowler, Rochester Mayor Stuart Bikson and other news-makers discuss the latest COVID-19 pandemic news and information on this full edition of the Oakland County Megacast!

Rob Fowler, CEO of the Small Business Association of Michigan (SBAM) talks about recent SBAM surveys that show that Michigan’s small business community is apprehensively looking to the future with considerations for if they will recover from lost sales during the pandemic, as well as the continued lockdown of operations for salons and barbershops until June 15th.

City of Rochester Mayor Stuart Bikson joins the program to talk about the City’s partnership with local businesses to eliminate “red tape” and permit a more business social distancing-friendly walkable environment as customers return to the market and the City’s restaurants and small business resume operations under the “new normal.”

Additionally, Safe Salons of Michigan Spokesperson Kevin Lent joins the show to talk about recent updates by Governor Whitmer regarding the allowance for salons and barbers to resume operations statewide, Lauren Kenniston discusses her troubles receiving unemployment checks from the State of Michigan, and Piano Place Sales Manager Grant Wolach talks about the business’ efforts to survive the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as how they will shift back into the new normal with their doors now re-opened to the public.

Plus, Sprigs Floral Expression Owner Sheila Clayton discusses how her new small business has fared over the course of the pandemic, as well as how her operations have changed in order to accommodate necessary safety measures, and Prime 29 Steakhouse Owner Stoli Liti updates us on how the steakhouse will operate differently in the post-COVID lockdown environment.

Also, Dave Scott co-hosts the show LIVE from The Grill in Sylvan Lake, and we hear from Owner Vickie Kherkher and patrons eating their first breakfast in a restaurant in several months!

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