When Deseo Salon and BlowDry in Denver was forced to close for two months in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, owner Sherry Velarde didn’t know what was in store for the future. Like hundreds of thousands of Colorado businesses, Velarde applied for a federal Paycheck Protection Program loan, the popular COVID-19 relief aid for […]
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Opinion: These days, running a small business means wrestling with the unknown
Queue a patriotic song and raise the flag, because today we are going to talk about the American dream. I just get starry-eyed thinking of the person I was 9 years ago when I started my salon business. If I compare the person I was then to the burnt-out COVID-era salon owner I am today, […]
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How one Colorado business is navigating the state’s rules to reopen
By Markian Hawryluk, Kaiser Health News LOVELAND — Blush Beauty Bar hair salon had been closed 48 days, a consequence of stay-at-home orders to stem the tide of the COVID-19 pandemic. But last Tuesday, the shop in this city of nearly 80,000, about 50 miles north of Denver, was finally reopening after the orders had […]