Small Business In Somerville Hit Hard By Coronavirus

SOMERVILLE, MA — The coronavirus crisis is hammering small businesses across the country, like a T-shirt maker in Somerville we recently met. And that means layoffs and maybe worse as owners try to hang on.

“No one is ordering. There are no orders coming in. It has just stopped,” said Peter Rinnig, the owner of QRST’s in Somerville.

He’s a worried guy, especially since he’s had to cut his already small staff. “I laid off five full-time employees and one part-time person,” he said.

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