Atlanta Nail Salon Says Clients Still Are Too Scared To Come Back Just Yet
Chateau de Nails, is a nail salon in Alpharetta. The owner of the salon, Jenna Cao, spoke on Morning Edition about small business loan confusion and uncertainty amid coronavirus.
Courtesy of Jenna Cao
Jenna Cao’s decades-old Alpharetta nail salon was one that was open for business on Friday.
We spoke with her just days before Gov. Brian Kemp’s order freeing some non-essential businesses to reopen.
She is one of many metro small business owners who is struggling due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The governor’s announcement on April 20 reopened non-essential businesses like gyms, beauty salons, barbershops and bowling alleys – under social distancing requirements. Kemp referred to guidelines from the Trump Administration when he announced the steps to spark Georgia’s economy during the pandemic.
While it seemed the demand could be there – and provide a much needed economic boost for her business – Cao said it wasn’t.
“Morning Edition” host Lisa Rayam checked back in with Cao a week later. She said her clients are simply afraid to come in.
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