V.I. Economic Development Authority to conduct Small Business Impact Survey in response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19)

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands – March 27, 2020 — The Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority (VIEDA) invites small business owners in the U.S. Virgin Islands to participate in a Small Business Impact Survey to assess how the coronavirus (COVID-19) has affected the small business community.

The VIEDA will use the information collected in this survey to create a rapid response to the Coronavirus pandemic. This survey will take from five to seven minutes to complete.

To participate in the survey, small business owners can visit

www.surveymonkey.com/r/SmallBusinessImpactSurvey

The deadline to complete this survey is Tuesday, March 31, 2020.

“Small business owners are being asked to answer questions on issues that are most important to them due to the presence of the coronavirus (COVID-19),” said Cusa Holloway, VIEDA Incubator Program Manager. “Topics range from impacts on revenue, supply chain and distribution, in-store workforce, remote work challenges, etc. We encourage our local small business community to participate so that we can determine how to assist them,” added Ms. Holloway.