Cathrine Holden's new shoe shop in Invercargill was open just 16 days before being closed ahead of New Zealand going into lockdown. Catherine Holden's shoe shop in Invercargill was open for just 16 days before she was forced to close its doors due to Covid-19. ''Business was really good [the first two weeks], we certainly were busy and really happy with sales,'' she said. But she still has bills to pay while the doors are shut and is working something out with her ''really good landlord''. Louise Evans, chief activator of business start-up agency Coin South, said the interest-free loans would help small businesses pay their fixed costs and was a great start.

Source: Stuff May 03, 2020 01:18 UTC