When Mike Phelps moved from Detroit to western Kentucky in 2019, he brought his small business, GenDrop, with him.
GenDrop rents out generator power for concerts and music festivals. Phelps had already powered nearly 100 special events throughout Michigan, and he hoped to do the same in his new state. But when the pandemic hit, and shows were canceled all over the world, Phelps began bleeding money.
“Emails started coming in one after the other about canceling previously confirmed 2020 summer and fall dates,” Phelps told NPR. “I realized quite quickly that the entertainment industry was in major trouble.”
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