Family-Run Business Struggles To Stay Afloat During Coronavirus Pandemic

Deborah Ponder works in the family business, Ponder’s Dry Cleaners.

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Many small business owners wonder how long they’ll hold on, especially with talk of another lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic that remains in the forefront for health officials.

The family owners of Ponder’s Dry Cleaners say this year they will celebrate their 50th year in business.

And they say they are one of the oldest minority-owned businesses in Atlanta.