CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Many Central Florida small business owners say they’re facing an uphill climb when it comes to applying for federal loans to help keep their employees paid. “The hospitality and service industry is really going to take a hit here,” said Michael Zarrella, owner of Zarella’s Woodfired Pizza in Cape Canaveral and Little Z’s in Cocoa Beach.
He said his businesses used to have a staff of 46 people, but it's now reduced to a skeleton crew, who take take-out and delivery orders. “The first couple days of March, it was business as usual.
Then, it just absolutely took a nosedive,” he said. He said he and his remaining staff are working hard to barely keep their head above water. “We’re trying to apply for everything right now,