Small Business and the Coronavirus Finding a Way to Keep Customers Connected and Paychecks Coming Amid Brick and Mortar Closures

[MINOT, NORTH DAKOTA, APRIL 4, 2020] “Quarantine is hard. It’s hard to be so isolated from one another. Mental health is so important right now, and for a lot of people, their social interactions and human connections have been halted because of this outbreak. We continue our commitment to change lives, serve women, and in these times, be the love and the light.”   Chappy Windsor, aka Dakota Chappy, has come up with an innovative way to stay connected with her longtime customers and has found a way to reach new customers as well. While continuing to have a strong...

[MINOT, NORTH DAKOTA, March 27, 2020] Fashion inventor Dakota Chappy is continuing to do business in her own way during this time of social distancing and quarantine. While her stores in Minot and in Bismarck are currently closed to the public, her website, dakotachappy.com, is still providing customers with fashions personally chosen (or invented) by her, and also through her shoppable Facebook live sales.   “Keeping the paychecks coming to our dedicated employees is our goal. I felt with our social media presence and loyal customer base we could find a way to stay in the fight safely and not...