Podcast Episode 4:
COVID-19 Impacts on Small Ethiopian Businesses

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Selam, Tesfa Program Founder, gets two different perspectives on how COVID-19 impacted small businesses in Seattle. First, Selam speaks with Seifu, a taxi cab driver, and then with Mirtnish, owner of the Ethio Market. Topics: Unemployment, COVID-19, Vaccination, Misinformation
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In this episode

Seifu

Seifu, a taxi driver for the past 17 years, talks about the increasing competition in the transportation service industry and the unemployment challenges he faced during the pandemic.

Mirtnish

Mirtnesh is a business owner and a mother of 5 living in the Rainier area. She discusses her experiences and struggles with running a business during the pandemic.

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