In some ways Rob Taylor had been preparing for this his whole life. A serial entrepreneur who has owned businesses that have endured crippling environmental disasters and recessions, he says it was like training for the major leagues — the COVID-19 pandemic.

"I've been in business a long time," says Taylor, who purchased Stafford's Chocolates in 2011 and turned the Porterville staple into a…

Not many people could have guessed how covid-19 would impact their business until it was too late, but not for Kaur. Kaur began seeing her business slow down as early as February but being in business for eight years and thinking you’ve seen it all, no one could have prepared for the pandemic’s impact.

As a licensed esthetician, Kaur was one of the businesses highly impacted by the pandemic...

Frank originally started the business in a Mohawk Gas Station on Memorial Day weekend in 1960. Daniels says, "My dad has always had a desire to help people. Even with a very limited budget, not only did he sell gas, but he had one hoist, or one lift, to service and repair cars and pick-ups."

Things have changed a bit since then, but the service and customer loyalty remain the same...