"We are a local grocery and goods retailer with a café," says Holly Philbrick, owner of Emery Farm in Durham, NH. "We are located on the historic Emery Farm property, with a petting barn and a working fruit and vegetable farm, with seasonal activities such as summer blueberry picking, fall wagon rides and pumpkin sales, and holiday Christmas tree sales. I have worked closely with my SBDC advisor, but the breadth of services and support has been extraordinary during this crisis."

For most millennials, starting a major business during the pandemic was not possible. Grant Broom, a U.S. Army veteran, did just that, however. He launched College H.U.N.K.S. Hauling Junk & Moving, a franchise, based out of Derry, NH, just as the state was under lockdown orders from the Governor. H.U.N.K.S, stands for Honest, Uniformed, Nice, Knowledgeable Service, Broom explains, and the pandemic turned out to be a boon to his first few months in business.