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I reinvented my businesses to survive the pandemic
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International Labour Organization
My name is Olenka Marquina, I am a Peruvian entrepreneur, mother and architect by profession.
I am in charge of two businesses: a coffee shop and an architecture firm.
Every day I work day and night to keep my businesses going.
When the pandemic started, the simplest option would have been to close the businesses, wait for time to pass and see what happened, and then see how we could get back on our feet.
The problem we had, well we don't call it a problem, but the reality, was that 50 families depended on us for their livelihoods.
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