A lot of them had to shut down after only a few months of getting less than the usual amount of customer traffic

It proved that profit margins of most small businesses are not as great as people claim they are for "working for themself" if they couldn't be sustainable after only a few months of less than normal productivity

While corporations and big businesses lasted

That's why being a wagie is always the safer and smarter option in the long run

Just clock in and clock out, collect your check, get your benefits/retirement plan, and be on your way as a nondescript cog in the machinery

Instead of having to deal with all the things that these wannabe "entrepreneurs" have to deal with in running a business, including always being "on" and working on things for the business to keep it sustainable, including after normal working hours and on the weekends