What is the best business to start during and after the Coronavirus outbreak?

Tough economic times often bring about innovation. What new business opportunities are available during the Coronavirus outbreak? What about after it ends? What opportunities have you seen or heard about?

This is a great question. When so many small businesses are wondering if their business will survive this Pandemic.
As a business consultant, business coach and business development manager, I have received a slew of calls from concern businesses and clients. I was interview on a pod cast earlier this week and this same question came up. I explained that this Pandemic will be devastating to small businesses, if the government is not willing to ensure that the PPP reaches these businesses and particularly the undeserved business such as minority owned businesses. The other redeeming grace would be for corporate and government procuring and contracting agencies to ensure that they include these businesses in the revitalization efforts that are already being implemented and planned.
I have advised my associates and clients to look where the need is right now. If they can re-adjust their businesses to supply products and services that are desperately needed, this would be a good start in bringing in income. I advised them to dig deep into their skill sets and reshape the busy based on their expertise.
We all have been dealt a sour lemon; let's take it and make lemonade. We all know when larger businesses are on oxygen, we as small and especially minority owned businesses are on life-support. The sad part of all of this is that we as citizens of the U.S. have received a terrible blow of loss of life as have the world. We must pick ourselves up and use the God given talents that God has given each of us.
I have talked with several businesses that are in deep depression. Now is the time to rely on the Spiritual Being in our lives, regardless of your religious belief. Faith and Trust is where we need to be currently. Having a deep belief that we can overcome this. God has brought us though catastrophe after catastrophe; and he will do it with this Pandemic.
The other advice for small businesses is to pool their resources. Working together to overcome this Pandemic will be essential. We all have various talents and skills; coming together now would be one of the best things we can do as a survival tool.
It has to first start trough communication with one another. We must use social medial and the mediums that exist such as Zoom and Skype since we are not able to have face-to-face meetings at this time. We must use the availability of email, our phones, and U.S. Mail to keep in close communication with associates and clients. We must constantly look for new opportunities.
I believe if we practice these areas of good business practices, we will survive and be even better in the upcoming year.
I especially appeal to my minority business associates. to take heart in what I am saying and build support around one another. Wherever you can be help, please do so.
Eddie Hill, Eddie Hill Consulting Group, LLC