Covid-19 Makes Small Businesses Stronger

The Covid-19 pandemic has tested the resilience of businesses throughout the archipelago. After being closed for months, the 4 by 6 meter workshop on the bank of the Citarum River only recently began to operate again.

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Workers repairing rubber boats at CV Air Nusantara boat workshop, Rajamandala Kilon Village, Cipatat District, West Bandung, on Tuesday (3/11/2020).

The Covid-19 pandemic has tested the resilience of businesses throughout the archipelago. In West Java, a world-class outdoor sports equipment maker is trying hard not to give up, seeking to survive through various business activities.

A stockpile of rubber boats at CV Air Nusantara’s workshop in Cipatat, West Bandung, showed the severe impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Some of them looked worn. The buyers, who had to shut down their tourism businesses due to the pandemic, have yet to get them. In another corner, five boats ordered by Japanese buyers were still waiting for the “export door” to be opened again.