One small business owner in New Brunswick is feeling a sense of relief after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the federal government plans to subsidize 75 per cent of wages for small and medium-sized businesses hit by the new coronavirus pandemic. “We do a lot of corporate events, birthday parties, weddings and of course at this point all of those things are off,” said Natalie Ramirez, co-owner of Monkey Cakes in Fredericton, N.B.
COVID-19 has meant the closure of all non-essential businesses in New Brunswick. For many businesses, that has hurt their bottom lines.
Monkey Cakes co-owner Jonathan Ramirez told Global News that his savings account is almost empty. Monkey Cakes has been open for nine years and Jonathan Ramirez says most