the pandemic has taken a big toll on small businesses like oluwole's. one in six small businesses closed and 40% reported lower revenue. 56% of small businesses say they don't expect to be back at pre-covid levels for six months. through her website and a federal ppp plan, she kept all four employees and will soon ship almost double the sales she was making in person. for that reason, oluwole decided to close the physical boutique doors for good saying the pivots forced by the pandemic will ultimately save her company. >> even though we're closing the brick and mortar, everyone who wants to stay is staying. i'll have to learn new things. i have to learn new things, they have to learn new things. >> reporter: we all learned new things. much of that happened at home, the kids were schooling from home, we were working from home. tomorrow our story of resilience is by bob redell, looking at what staying in park meant for all of us as we tried to hit the folks later on for those folks who had to hit the roads as essential worker. in san jose, kris sanchez, "