Warning Signs (and Chinatown Lunches)
The proximity to Chinatown is most salient, giving us a front row seat and heightened awareness that something was more than a little amiss.
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Restaurateurs Weigh In On The Health Of Their Restaurant(s)
In this post I wanted to share some thoughts and perspectives from a handful of our (GSP and my) closest friends working in the business.
read moreBusiness Interruption Insurance: Part 3 (From the Experts)
We remain in touch with both legal and insurance experts and the most recent communication to share here is from Attorney Eric Allon of Bernkopk Goodman LLP.
read moreATTN: Restaurant Owners (Signatures Needed)
We need the Governor and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to fully grasp the magnitude of the crisis restaurants are facing now, and will have to face when this madness subsides.
read moreThe Restaurant Community Needs Our Help!
The RSF will issue $1,000 grants to support full-time restaurant workers in Massachusetts who are dependent on wages plus tips to cover basic living expenses and provide for their families.
read moreBusiness Interruption Insurance: Part 2 (From the Experts)
I’ve stayed in touch with Abby from Licata Risk Advisors since posting our Business Interruption Insurance piece earlier this week and she just forwarded me a memo her firm released to clients.
read moreGSP: Sane & Positive (Mostly)
At the same time as all of this, each of us have all been balancing ordinary work (and thankful to have it) with family (even more thankful to have it) obligations.
read morePolicy Recommendations To Support Small Businesses In Response To The COVID-19 Crisis
We decided to put our heads together on a broad set of policy recommendations that local, state, and federal government must act on immediately in order to limit any further harm to small business owners and their workers, and to help get us all back to work as soon as it is safe to do so.
read moreBusiness Interruption Insurance: Possible Recovery Option for Small Businesses?
We have had dozens of conversations over the past serval days with both small business owners and landlords and one specific topic seems to be on everyones mind of late: Business Interruption Insurance (“BII”).
read moreOut And About In A Quiet City
These photographs prove that Boston can and will get through this…Dispersing is necessary and it’s proof that we are listening to our local agencies and scientists who are trying to fix our country.
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