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Description
Mayor Vi Lyles and the Economic Development Department hosts a mentorship webinar series to connect local businesses to resources as part of the City of Charlotte Open for Business Initiative. This event will focus on best practices for reopening.
Panelists
Gibbie Harris - Mecklenburg County
Fred Whitfield - Charlotte Hornets
Greg & Subrina Collier - Uptown Yolk and Leah & Louise
Chad Turner - LGBT Chamber of Commerce
A
B
To
open
for
business
mentorship
series,
where
the
City
of
Charlotte
brings
critical
information
to
our
small
businesses,
I'm
mayor,
vile
Isles,
as
our
city
began,
the
first
phase
of
reopening
over
the
weekend.
We've
been
getting
a
lot
of
questions
about
how
restaurants,
retailers
and
offices
can
safely
open
their
doors.
Again.
B
Today
we
have
five
panelists
joining
us
that
are
experts
in
their
respective
industries,
we'll
discuss
best
practices
about
reopening
for
our
small
business
community.
So
this
afternoon,
on
the
panel
we
have
Gibby
Harris.
All
of
us
are
very
familiar
with
Gibby
she's,
been
on
television
I.
Think,
every
day
since
the
1st
of
March,
she
is
the
public
health
director
for
Mecklenburg
County
and
as
Public
Health
Director.
She
manages
public
and
environmental
health
for
entire
county.
B
In
over
the
past
few
weeks,
they've
been
pivoting
their
operating
models
and
having
a
new
business
opening
during
a
pandemic,
but
they
continued
to
give
back
to
this
community
that
they
call
home
and
we
have
Chad
Turner,
who
runs
ready,
CLT
and
the
evolution
of
support
CLT
that
was
created
to
provide
support
and
sustainability
for
Charlotte
small
businesses.
Ready
CLT
is
the
Mac
is
the
next
iteration
that
will
provide
resources
for
small
businesses
that
are
reopening
Chad.
B
The
president
of
the
LGBT
Chamber
of
Commerce,
at
the
end
of
our
discussion
with
our
panelists,
will
open
it
up
to
you
for
questions.
If
you're
watching
one
of
our
city's
social
time
channels,
you
can
ask
your
question
using
the
comment
feature.
If
you're
watching
from
the
Gov,
please
email
your
questions
to-
and
this
is
very
long
to
Charlotte-
supports
with
an
S
small
business
at
Charlotte,
NC
gov
Charlotte
supports
small
business
at
Charlotte,
NC
gov
I'm,
going
to
open
with
the
person
that
has
led
us,
as
I
always
said,
with
grace
dignity
and
resolution.
B
D
C
C
Obviously,
commercial
activity
has
increased,
retail
has
been
I've
been
at
50%
capacity,
but
there
are
some
expectations
around
social
distancing
and
cleaning
people
can
travel
to
those
retail
businesses
at
this
point,
gatherings
are
still
at
10-person
limits.
I'm
a
childcare
has
opened
up,
for
that
is
working,
which
is
a
good
thing.
We're
still
encouraging
teleworking,
if
at
all
possible
for
individuals
that
can
remain
at
our
bars
and
restaurants.
Our
takeout
and
delivery
Emily.
C
At
this
point,
and
most
of
the
personal
care
and
Jim's
playgrounds
and
our
movie
theaters
are
all
still
closed
and
thanks
one
and
we
continue
to
have
real
concerns
about
those
in
our
community
who
are
most
at
risk.
So
we
are
encouraging
the
elderly,
those
with
chronic
conditions
to
remain
at
home
as
much
as
possible
to
decrease
any
chances
of
exposure.
C
Since
they
are
more
at
risk,
I
will
say
you
know
the
county
did
reopen,
be
fewer
travel
and
all
of
the
parks,
so
they
are
available
now
and
the
state
has
opened
all
of
the
state
parks
and
we're
encouraging
face
coverings
and
anytime.
You
are
in
the
community,
especially
if
social
distancing
is
an
option.
C
Obviously
phase
two
and
phase
three
open
up
more
options
for
our
community,
but
we
are
still
awaiting
some
specific
guidance
from
the
state
on
those
two
phases.
At
this
point
phase
one
is
scheduled
for
two
weeks,
so
we
should
know
a
little
bit
more
about
phase
two
next
week,
which
there's
some
more
information
out
for
us.
Give.
B
C
C
C
D
B
Now,
I'm
going
to
go
to
Fred
would
feel
Fred.
I
know
that
you
are
leading
a
task
force
for
the
Charlotte
executive,
Leadership
Council,
for
the
reopening
strategies
for
Charlotte's
office
areas
and
and
our
building
this
office
businesses,
but
I
think
most
people
want
to
know
first.
What
and
who
is
the
Charlotte
executive,
Leadership
Council
and
tell
us
about
this
task
force
and
their
work
and
what's
the
critical
information
that
you're
dealing
with,
as
you
help
advise
people
on
this
decision,.
E
First
of
all,
thanks
man
for
including
me
in
today's
webinar
and
before
I,
get
into
that
I
just
wanted
to
thank
you,
mayor
and
city
manager,
Marcus
Jones
and
his
team,
and
our
city
council
and
county
manager,
Dean
of
the
oriole
and
obviously
County
Health
Director,
Gibby
Harris
or
the
county
commissioners.
Our
local
government
leadership
is
second
to
none
and
we
appreciate
all
your
hard
work
in
this
sector.
E
There
certainly
helps
him
leave
that
we
felt
like
we
needed
to
really
find
a
way
to
try
and
and
work
together
and
help
to
put
together
some
protocols
and
best
practices
that
businesses
could
think
about.
As
they
look
to
go
back
to
the
workplace.
Go
back
and
did
their
respective
offices
and
I
was
honored
to
be
asked
to
really
help
lead.
E
Internal
subcommittee
I'm,
primarily
because
I
have
been
working
very
closely
with
the
MBA
and
our
business
continuity
task
force
and
looking
across
all
30
teams
within
our
league
and
trying
to
develop
safe
ways
that
we
could
get
back
into
our
offices
out
as
well.
And
so
we
have
put
our
people
first
and
their
health
safety
and
well-being
as
a
primary
thing
that
we
all
were
looking
for.
Also
thinking
about
our
partners
in
our
community
at
large
and
our
neighbors,
and
then
also
how
we
protect
our
brand.
E
Our
reputation
and
our
community
and
and
I
think
that
the
same
type
things
that
we
were
looking
at
as
a
Sharlee
executive,
Leadership,
Council,
and
so
we
reached
out
to
the
Hornets
reached
out
to
some
of
our
business
partners
in
the
park.
Hell.
You
are
Bank
of
America
Grant,
Thornton,
to
name
a
few,
to
look
to
see
what
type
protocols
and
procedures
they
were
thinking
about,
bringing
their
employees
back
to
work
with.
E
And
then
we
really,
then,
with
our
business
intelligence
unit
at
the
Hornets,
to
put
together
a
six
page
survey
that
we've
shared
with
all
the
businesses
that
are
part
of
the
Charlotte
executive,
Leadership
Council,
you
know.
Obviously
you
know
we
want
this
to
be
widened
and
be
shared
amongst
our
community.
E
It's
just
a
way
that
we
can
all
pull
together
community
and
try
to
come
out
of
this
thing
together,
and
so
you
know,
we've
tried
as
much
as
we
could
as
a
leadership
council
to
share
those
ideas.
We're
happy
Mary
to
share
our
survey
with
the
city
so
that
you
can
go
even
more
broadly
with
them.
But
the
survey
is
really
built
around
having
people
think
about
things
that
Gibby
has
mentioned
what
social
distancing
should
look
like
in
the
workplace.
E
What
cleaning
standards
should
be
encouraged,
clearly
masking
and
something
that
we've
heard
from
the
state
we've
heard
from
giving
we've
heard
from
everybody
that
helps
assist
in
and
helping
limit
the
chance
transmission
of
this
disease
and
then
what
to
do?
If
someone
is
infected
and
impacted
within
the
workplace?
What
protocols
and
procedures
we
as
company
should
take
as
we
try
to
protect
others
within
our
organization
and
contact
tracing
to
see
who
those
people
have
come
in
contact
with
and
then
last
but
not
least,
on
Andrea
Smith
co-leads,
a
statewide
group.
E
That's
called
our
North
Carolina
Business
Council
and
that
Business
Council,
which
I'm
very
fortunate
to
serve
on
as
well
with
Jean
woods
from
atrium
and
they're
good
from
Duke
Energy
in
our
community
and
for
the
past
25
years.
It's
a
bipartisan
group
that
that
looks
at
how
we
can
make
our
state
better
from
a
business
perspective.
E
But
again,
as
I
mentioned,
we're
just
playing
a
small
part
in
this.
We
want
to
do
everything
we
can
to
help
amplify
the
message
and
be
a
great
partner,
not
only
in
our
community
but
across
the
state.
But
anything
we
can
do
to
share
of
things
that
we're
learning
and
finding
out
as
we
move
through
this.
We
certainly
want
to
be
able
to
share
that
with
our
community
and
have
those
in
our
community
to
be
able
to
get
back
to
business
safely
and
and
get
our
economy
back
on.
So.
B
E
Still
gathering
information
from
from
an
MVA
perspective,
we
sent
out
the
survey
on
Monday
once
it
was
completed
and
we
are
expecting
results
on
Friday.
We're
gonna
aggravate
this
and
disseminate
those.
What
we
are
offering
our
CEO
ce
members
to
do
is
to
to
have
those
survey
distributed
amongst
their
companies
is
their
respective
companies
as
they
look
at
protocols
and
procedures
to
put
in
place.
E
B
You
very
much
Fred
that
we're
gonna
talk
about
without
the
survey
and
hopefully
Sabrina
and
Greg,
as
owners
of
one
of
the
best
restaurants
in
our
community.
You
own
and
operate
the
yoke
and
Lee
&
Louie's
restaurants,
here
in
Charlotte,
and
you
did
this.
While
we
had
a
stay
at
home
order
in
place,
you
know
I,
think
that
all
of
us
recognize
that
the
restaurant
industry
and
the
hotel
industries
are
hit
hard
entertainment
hit
hard.
But
yet
you
still
had
the
opening
during
the
stay
at
home
order.
B
F
You
want
to
say
hi
everyone,
hi
matt,
your
Liles
thank
y'all
for
having
us
and
to
answer
your
question.
We
had
to
adjust
like
like
that
fast.
So
with
us
being
in
Uptown
yoke
and
seventh
Street
Market,
that's
a
public
market.
We
had
to
change
that
to
curbside
cut
down
days
and
we
essentially
turned
our
regular
Monday
through
Friday
business
into
a
charity
kitchen.
So
we
do
charity
breakfast
for
your
organization
called
healed,
sharp
heal,
Charlotte
organized
by
Gregory,
son
Jackson,
and
he
goes
to
what
did
they
have
our
quarter.
G
F
And
breakfast
and
lunch-
and
they
do
that
from
our
kitchen-
us
foods
was
gracious
enough
to
give
us
a
stipend
in
the
beginning.
So
we
could
order
food
and
then
do
the
food
from
our
kitchen.
We
were
able
to
keep
some
of
our
staff
on
to
try,
pay
them
and
then
also
help
the
community.
So
that's
a
way
we
had
to
pivot
for
uptown
yo,
because
there
was
no
eating
10
people
in
the
building.
It's
a
public
market,
if
everyone
even
just
had
their
employees
there.
F
G
Today,
someone
forefront
of
our
foods,
research
to
us
and
we're
actually
I
once
said
once
maybe
twice
a
week
with
like
providing
up
to
130
meals
for
frontline
workers
at
different
hospitals.
We
get
paid
for
that
as
well,
so
that
helps
us
directly
pair
our
employees,
because
our
employees
have
always
been
the
focal
point
of
our
businesses.
So
we
want
to
make
sure
that
if
they
couldn't
get
an
employer,
if
they
weren't
able
to
get,
somebody
responds
that
out
there
we
did
something
to
put
them
in
a
good
position.
G
G
A
F
E
G
Wasn't
really
didn't
have
a
choice
whether
we
were
gonna
make
it
or
not.
It
was
just
about
how
so
we
started
out
with
the
regularly
you
carry
out
boom
and
that
was
going
real
good.
The
first
week
you
didn't
kind
of
slow
that
slow
down
a
lot
of
people
requesting
family
meals.
So
now
we
have-
and
we
did
in
addition
to
the
family
meals.
We
do
like
much.
So
we
got
a
few
sandwiches
sides
and
stuff
like
that.
Both.
G
G
June
the
family
style
supper.
We
that
one's
what
helps
us
September.
So
obviously
a
lot
of
plans
we
have
for
later
in
the
season
had
to
start
immediately,
so
I
think
Sabrina
and
I
are
kind
of
used
to
that
we're
from
Memphis
we
opened
our
first
restaurant
was
1,200
square
feet.
We
didn't
have
any
prep
tables
or
drink
machines.
The
cash
register
we
just
deal
with
us.
Obviously,
it's
a
different
situation
else
is
of
the
highest
importance.
F
No,
the
challenge
that
a
lot
of
businesses
in
the
restaurant
have
had
is,
if
you
did
receive
the
pee
pee,
pee
pee
and
your
employees
are
getting
unemployment.
How
are
you
still
able
to
retain
your
employees,
but
still
satisfied
with
the
PPP
requirements
are
because
there's
a
time
limit
on,
and
so
we've
had
to
try
to
balance
out
to
say:
okay,
I,
don't
want
you
to
lose
on
this
side,
but
you
know
I.
F
We
have
to
find
a
way
to
you
know
to
make
sure
you're
paying,
and
so
that's
been
a
challenge
for
a
lot
of
my
restaurant
peers
that
we've
talked
to,
especially
with
the
unemployment
going
on
to
a
certain
amount
of
time,
and
if
so,
as
we
transition
back
into
opening,
hopefully
our
employees
have
seen
that
we
care
we.
Actually,
it
hasn't
been
just
a
thing
for
us.
You
know
we're
all
going
through
it.
So
I
think
the
way
you
treat
your
employees
is
really
how
they
treat
you.
F
But
we've
had
some
great
staff.
We
got
people,
we
try
to
check
on
Chris,
reads
a
feed
my
culinary
deal
she's
set
up
to
where
all
the
restaurant
workers
we
were
able
to
get
them
bags
of
groceries,
like
all
around
police,
had
bags
of
groceries
and
produce
they
have
so
like.
Everyone
here
is
pulled
together.
The
restaurant
industry
is
competitive
but
like
during
this
time,
right
now,
none
of
that
stuff
matter.
It
was
just
about
making
sure
our
people
would
say
it.
So
we
really
saw
a
lot
of
camaraderie
during
this
hard
time.
F
B
This
question
isn't
on
the
script,
but
you
guys
have
been
partners
in
business,
but
your
partners
in
life
and
as
we've
been
talking
about
the
stress
that
we
all
have
had
on
how
we've
been
quarantine
or
staying
at
home
together
and
you've
got
a
marriage,
life
and
you've
got
a
business
life.
Talk
to
us
a
little
bit
about
how
that
feels
to
be
a
couple,
that's
24/7
together
and
how
does
it
work
for
you?
B
F
F
G
G
G
B
F
B
H
H
In
the
city
we
took
over
6,000
calls
in
a
five-week
period
from
small
businesses
under
50
employees,
and
we
compiled
some
really
great
raw
data
that
let
us
have
eyes
on
the
ground.
Basically,
what
was
going
on
in
our
small
business
community
and
we
opened
that
hotline
thinking.
This
is
going
to
be
something
we
can
do
to
help
them
through
applications.
H
H
Ready,
CLT
comm
offers
industry
specific
best
practices,
and
we
also
have
a
64
page
manual
and
give
us
on
the
call
today
and
we
listen
to
get
me
every
day
and
we
update
our
site
based
on
what
Gibby
tells
us
every
day,
you'll
notice.
If
we're
in
the
pass
or
fail
category
for
the
next
phase,
we
keep
up
with
those
those
metrics
and
timelines,
but
the
command
center
is
going
to
be
located
at
the
Charlotte
Museum
of
History
it'll
be
open,
Monday
through
Friday
9:00
to
5:00,
and
it
will
be,
the
hotline
will
be
staffed.
H
What's
your
timeline,
are
you
doing
everything
properly
so
that
loan
will
be
forgiven
by
the
end
of
the
year
on
December
31st,
and
then
we're
also
going
to
be
sourcing?
A
PPP
I
mean
PPE
for
small
businesses
that
includes
gloves
sanitizers
cleansers
equipment
and
even
plexiglass
for
point-of-sales
and
stations.
H
So
that
way,
we
can
give
you
resources
and
also
point
you
in
the
right
direction
and
it's
sort
of
going
to
be
a
hub
and
we're
partnering
with
open
for
business
and
so
we're
going
to
provide
that
every
small
business
that
calls
or
comes
in
we're
going
to
get
them
to
register
for
the
open
for
business
with
the
city.
So
that
way
we
can
assist
in
building
that
program
as
well
and
providing
data
to
the
cities.
H
Looking
for
PPE
who's,
reopening
who's,
having
issues
reopening
and
what
those
issues
look
like
we're
collaborating
with
Charlotte
small
business
coalition,
which
is
a
group
of
businesses
that
include
all
of
the
affinity,
minority
chambers
and
all
of
the
merchants
association
is
black
business
owners
of
Charlotte,
the
Latin
Chamber
black
chamber,
the
Asian
Chamber,
and
we're
also
reaching
out
to
the
Women's
Business
Center
and
other
organizations
which
represents
thousands
of
small
businesses
under
50
employees.
We're
really
excited
this
should
be
fully
operational
by
the
15th
of
May
and
we're
looking
forward
to
assisting
Charlotte
with
reopening.
H
B
H
The
top
two
or
three
things
that
we
see
number
one
obviously
for
everybody,
is
access
to
funding.
What
we
learned
is
small
businesses,
particularly
those
100
ones,
under
25
employees
and
so
props,
for
having
issues
with
accessing
traditional
funding
because
of
documentation
and
they'll.
Most
small
businesses
under
25
employees
balance
a
checkbook
and
pay
their
employees
on
a
two
weeks,
a
two
week
basis
and
they
didn't
have
readily
you
know
they
didn't
have
these
documents
readily
available,
and
so
there
was
a
roadblock
there
for
them
to
be
able
to
do
that.
H
You
can
also
be
credit.
It
could
also
be
any
type
of
collateral
that
may
be
needed,
they're,
just
not
traditionally
the
ones
that
are
at
the
front
of
the
line
for
those
types
of
services
and
that
it
impacts
women-owned
and
people
of
color
in
the
small
business
community
greater
than
any
other
group.
H
The
second
thing
that
we
learned
was
time
to
navigate
the
entire
process,
because
the
average
person
waited
2
and
1/2
hours
to
reach
a
live
person
on
the
sba
at
first
or
they
just
email,
and
they
got
a
standard
email
back
and
there
was
no
way
to
find
out,
and
you
really
didn't
know
from
the
federal
government
if
you'd
received
funding.
Unless
you
got
a
deposit
into
your
account,
it
calls
the
standard.
H
Process
because
you'd
have
to
go
through
adjudication
if
there's
no
covert,
assistance
and
the
covert
assistance
didn't
come
out
until
mid
April
to
late
April,
so
everybody
that
was
fine
for
an
employment
automatically
got
it
or
they
were
lost
in
the
abyss
of
adjudication.
So
we
were
trained
lawyers
to
go
and
send
a
letter
to
the
unemployment
office
or
to
get
on
their
into
their
account,
and
let
them
know
that
they
have
either
laid
off
furloughed
or
terminated
these
individual
employees,
so
the
employees
would
not
have
to
wait
through
the
adjudication
process.
B
C
C
That,
if
your
staff
aren't
feeling
comfortable
and
feeling
protective
and
it's
gonna
be
hard,
so
making
sure
that
you're
doing
what
you
can
to
support
your
staff,
which
includes
all
of
the
different
measures
that
we've
been
recommending
making
sure
that
they
can
and
they
have
the
ability
to
wash
their
hands
frequently
to
clean
surfaces,
frequently
and
necessary,
wearing
masks.
If
there's
no
options
for
social
distancing,
all
of
those
sorts
of
things
are
critical.
The.
B
C
Helping
us
set
our
staff
up,
so
they
can
continue
to
provide
services
from
home.
We've
limited
what
we
provided
face
to
face,
but
there
are
some
public
health
services
that
we
have
to
provide
face
to
face
and
some
of
those
are
clinical
to
serve.
So
we
made
sure
that
the
staff
have
their
protective
equipment
that
they
need,
that
we
set
up
policies
and
procedures
to
support
them
in
that
and
continue
to
listen
to
their
concerns.
C
F
I
know
for
us
of
telling
you
we
usually
keep
less
than
10
people
on
the
whole
staff,
so
we've
been
having
this
this
process.
Usually
when
we're
doing
30
breakfast,
excluding
even
us
not
being
there
some
mornings,
no
more
than
three,
you
make
sure
they
have
their
supplies,
they
need.
Fortunately,
for
the
restaurant
industry,
we
always
have
those
you
always
have
to
have
these
chancing
for
fire.
F
You
always
have
to
have
sanitation
buckets
around
that
have
to
be
changed
every
couple
hours,
so
the
practice
that
we
already
have
to
use
you
just
have
to
do
it,
and
now
the
market,
seventh
Street
public
market,
is
doing
their
fat
as
as
far
as
social.
This
is
in
the
curry.
Marking
certain
places
in
the
market
market
won't
be
at
full
capacity
anymore.
F
Servicing
people
over
the
counter
is
gonna,
be
a
little
bit
different,
so
I've
been
keeping
the
morale
up
just
by
always
checking
on
them,
giving
them
out
trying
to
keep
money
in
their
pocket
because,
just
to
be
frank,
people
and
routers
down
broke.
So
let
me
a
lot
now
you're
already
teen
and
you
don't
have
money,
so
you
want
to
make
sure
people
are
able
to
pay
their
bills.
People
have
so
you
want
to
make
checking
on
them
and
saying
it
hey
y'all
doing.
Okay,
did
you
get
a
full
unemployment?
F
G
G
B
E
The
best
resource
I'd,
say
across
our
16
County
region,
was
probably
to
be
through
the
Charlotte
reading,
the
Business
Alliance
Jenna,
the
bar
and
her
teens.
We
shared
information
with
them
that
could
be
easily
disseminated
throughout
the
community.
I
was
certain
to
reach
out
to
her
and
tellers,
anticipate
some
of
our
business
leaders
reaching
out
to
her
to
decide
to
try
and
seek
that
information,
but.
B
H
H
Multiple
people
sitting
in
the
same
space,
theatres
that
we
do
planalto
Freight,
is
we're
planning
on
getting
industry
specific
individuals
to
off
those
six
side
by
side
with
some
individuals
from
Nova
and
a
tree
and
answer
some
questions
directly
deal
with
in
particular
industry
and
then
also
offer
free
workshops
for
individuals
that
come
into
the
commands
log
into
the
zoom
on
a
daily
basis
and
get
information
on
everything
from
sanitizers
to
to
engage
your
local
health
department.
If
you're,
if
you're
up
for
inspection,
what
things
may
have
services
what
requirements,
they
have
changed.
H
E
What
I
would
say
is
you
know,
his
organization
is
probably
even
a
better
resource
for
small
businesses
to
look
to
as
opposed
to
the
Alliance.
You
know,
because
of
the
tight
business
we're
in
you
know,
mass
gatherings
at
the
arena,
we're
still
in
the
infancy
stage
of
gathering
information
and
putting
our
best
practices
and
protocols,
and
a
lot
of
employees
come
out
with
it
sounds
like
Chad,
his
team
put
together
some
phenomenal
resources.
The
businesses
can
mean
on
today
and
be
able
to
rely
on
best
practices
and
protocols
and
and
I
would
highly
recommend
this.
E
B
B
E
Question
man
and
thank
you
for
your
unwavering
support
of
my
organization.
We
really
appreciate
that
in
our
community
as
well,
but
it
starts
with
Michael
Jordan,
who
represents
us
on
the
board
of
government
is
in
a
week
on
weekly
calls
with
our
commissioner
and
the
other
29
owners
really
looking
at
ways.
E
Meetings
with
that
group
also
encouraging
our
to
me
daily
and
weekly
with
their
departments
and
then
also
have
a
have
an
all
staff
meeting
each
week,
as
we
start
to
put
together
our
strategy
they're,
making
those
fun
they're
really
focused
on
making
sure
our
employees
know
their
first
like
Greg
and
Sabrina
have
done
a
great
job
with
their
employees.
But
we
have
a
lot
of
things
to
look
at
when
we
think
about
going
back
into
the
spectrum
Center
I
into
our
offices.
You
know,
thinking
about
people
went
in
masks
and
that's
providing
them.
E
What
offices
offer
configuration
will
look
like
from
a
social
distancing?
Standpoint
came
to
chest
testing,
whether
we'll
have
our
staff
meetings
and
conference
rooms
or
stay
on
zoom',
even
if
all
of
us
are
still
in
the
arena,
when
our
cleaning
procedures
need
to
look
like
when
our
restrooms
need
to
look
like
with
no
touch
facilities
within
the
restrooms,
and
then
we
think
about
bringing
our
basketball
team
back
in
the
arena.
E
B
Thank
You
Debbie
I've
got
a
lot
of
questions
that
I'm
going
to
ask
you
to
just
give
us
a
rapid-fire
answer
to
there
a
number
that
are
directed
specifically
at
you
and
so
I'm.
Some
of
them
may
be
yes,
and
no,
and
some
may
take
a
little
bit
more
so
I'm.
The
first
one
is:
will
there
be
a
uniform
plan
by
the
county
for
businesses
to
open
safely,
or
will
it
be
up
to
the
businesses
to
decide
how
employees
and
customers
are
safe?.
B
H
C
C
C
C
B
C
C
Is
determined
by
how
many
cars
are
on
the
road
we
are
seeing
that
our
social
distancing
is
slipping
some
since
this
past
weekend
we
sort
of
expected
that
and
I
would
imagine,
we'll
see
more
people
at
his
town,
guys
keeping
a
close
eye
on
that,
and
definitely
what
we
did
here
is
that
there
were
quite
a
few
people
out
this
weekend.
You
are
not
necessarily
social
distancing
and
we're
not
very
wearing
masks.
C
So
we
want
to
encourage
people
to
continue
to
think
about
that
we're
still
in
a
safe
and
border,
and
we
are
encouraging
masks,
especially
if
you
cannot
social
distance.
So
those
things
haven't
changed
any
I
know
it
feels
freer,
because
we've
opened
some
retail,
but
people
still
need
to
be
part
of
the
solution
in
this
county.
All.
B
B
C
H
If
you
go
to
the
ready,
CLT
comm,
there's
an
email
at
the
bottom
of
the
page,
you
can
email
us
there
with
your
company
information
and
what
you're
providing
first
first
exceptions
for
we're,
replacing
businesses
that
are
in
the
Charlotte
region
on
the
site.
First,
because
we
want
those
businesses
to
receive
calls
from
our
businesses
about
PPE.
But
we
will
be
including
an
exhaustive
amount
of
information
surrounding
masks.
H
B
E
The
main
things
that
I
think
we
are
learning
is
just
how
large
organizations
are
putting
their
people
and
their
safety
first
and
I.
Think
that
is
the
one
thing
that
every
organization
should
be
focused
on
health
first
and
and
safety
first
and
then
the
other
thing
is,
you
know
how
all
of
our
organizations
can
get
involved
in
the
community
and
help
those
in
need,
and
we've
seen
many
large
organizations
find
a
way
to
give
back.
E
We've
seen
you
know
smaller
businesses
like
Greg
and
Sabrina,
let's
find
a
way
to
give
back
and
and
and
healthcare
employees
baby
to
get
through
this,
but
this
is
one
of
those
things
that
it
really
doesn't
matter
what
science
company
you
have.
You
know
we
all
have
to
pull
together
in
this
commune
in
and
learn
what
we
can
from
each
other
and
listen
to
our
health
professionals
like
Gibby,
that
had
given
us
guidance
in
the
how
to
get
our
businesses
back
up
and
running
while
we
also
stay
safe
and
healthy.
E
So
it's
it's
one
of
these
exercises
that
I've
never
seen
anything
like
the
camaraderie,
the
partnership,
the
coordination.
You
know
it
really
crosses
across
every
line
that
you
can
think
about
on
how
we
work
together
within
our
community,
to
bring
our
community
back.
It
takes
great
leadership
and
again,
as
I
mentioned
in
my
opening
remarks,
we've
got
unbelievable
leadership
in
this
community
and
I.
Think
I
have
a
webinar
like
this.
They
have
our
community
very
listen
in
and
very
helpful
for
our
citizens
and
again,
thank
you
for
leading
this
man.
B
G
Well,
I
think
what
we
try
to
do
in
business,
on
social
media
in
person
or
webinars
is
Bri
thin
excels
like
we
don't
really
I
think
when
you
try
to
do
something
or
ascribe
to
an
idea,
that's
not
from
your
core
from
your
Center
you're
gonna
struggle
with
you
know
social
media,
because
it's
not
you
you're
trying
to
do
stuff.
Somebody
else.
Other
ideas
like
we
try
to
be
our
sales
and
we
try
to
work
with.
You
know
great
people.
You
know
rich
guy
tells
us
hey.
You
should
promote
this.
F
A
F
I
cannot
give
better
program
enough
praises,
Nikita
and
Darian
as
far
as
their
program
goes,
it
taught
us
so
much.
We
were
in
the
middle
of
transitioning
from
our
Rock
Hill
location,
coming
to
Charlotte,
while
I'm
in
the
program
we
had
even
openly
in
Louise
Louise,
really
hadn't
even
been
out
of
like
we
learned
ways
to
actually
apply.
It's
one
thing
to
be
in
business
and
not
be
able
to
apply
something,
but
this
was
specific
to
what
I
was
doing
it
didn't
matter
with
which,
which
field
you
really
had
people
in
there.
F
That
was
in
construction
and
me,
and
that
person
were
able
to
do
like
collaborate
on
ideas
on
how
to
grow
our
business.
So
that
was
I.
Tell
anybody
I
tell
people
all
the
time
if
you
can
get
in
that
program
and
dedicate
the
seven
months
to
it.
It's
amazing
I
keep
in
touch
with
my
instructor
I
keep
in
touch
with
Jerry
again.
That
program
is
actually
a
hands-on.
F
B
The
cities
and
pup
program
helps
minority
small
business
owners
grow
their
business
and
we
certainly
have
seen
the
results
of
who
are
Cuban
doing.
So.
We
really
appreciate
that
and
that
amp
up
program
you
can
access
again
on
open
for
business,
Co
T,
if
you'd
like
to
learn
more
about
that.
So
we
are
at
the
almost
at
the
end
of
our
time
here
and
we've
tried
to
answer
as
many
of
the
questions
that
have
been
sent
in.
B
But
one
of
the
very
first
things
that
I
wanted
to
say
is
that
listening
to
the
panelists,
you
hear
them
talking
about
this
environment,
with
the
expertise
that
in
language
that
none
of
us
had
virus
Kovach,
19
essentials,
sanitizing
all
of
those
things
so
I
want
Gibby
to
really
understand
that
all
of
that
time
spent
before
the
camera.
Every
morning
you
have
taught
this
community
how
to
understand
what
we're
going
through.
B
So
we
owe
you
a
great
appreciation,
Fred,
for
what
you're
doing
and
at
the
state
level,
local
level
helping
us
get
our
large
businesses
to
understand
what
it
means
for
our
hospitality.
Industry
makes
a
huge
difference
and
I
tell
you
Chad.
You
had
a
vision
and
and
you're
working
it
and
it's
helping
people.
People
are
very
interested
in
what
you're
doing
so
today.
I
just
want
to
say
to
everyone
of
you.
Thank
you
for
the
depth
of
understanding
what
I've
heard
from
you.
B
If
you
put
your
employees
first
and
your
authentic
self
and
your
know
who
you
are,
then
others
will
know
what
you're
doing
as
a
result
of
that.
So
this
is
the
end
of
today's
series.
I
want
to
thank
you
all
for
being
here.
It's
great
to
share
this
time
with
you.
We
hope
that
these
webinars
will
help
small
businesses
will
help
our
entire
business
community.
B
As
we
see
the
changing
climate,
I
always
like
to
talk
about
this
at
the
beginning,
when
we
started
out
in
early
March
that
sometimes
a
decision
didn't
laugh
an
hour
you
before
you
had
to
rethink
it
and
pivot
and
all
of
the
new
words
that
we're
using
and
seriously
the
city
appreciates
the
opportunity
to
be
a
part
of
the
pivoting
of
this
business
community.
This
series
will
continue
every
Tuesday
at
1:00
p.m.