In this time of hardship and social isolation, looking our best is primordial for our well being and mental health. Hairdresser and people in the beauty industry are considered gig workers, out of work means no pay for any one of us, with none o very little help from the government

The importance in our businesses being open is at this point there is nothing we can do to pay our bills. Most tattoo artist are 1099 employees. At the earliest May 17th was the last date told we would be able to apply for unemployment. We have been out of work for over 4 weeks. most tattoo artist work by appointment only. This allows use to control the amount of people in our establishments. Please consider what this is doing to so many families of artist. Ohio is one of the largest tattooed states in the whole country.

The survival of the independent beauty professionals is at risk. We are facing a grave financial hardship.

Licensed Barbers and Cosmetologists are facing major financial hardships due to most of us being independent contractors/booth renters. We do not have the safety net of unemployment or health benefits that other work industries provide. Providing the opportunity for us to work will not only help alleviate the financial strain that many of us are facing, but give us the ability to lift the spirits of our community of clients who are desperately awaiting our return.

The survival of the independent tattoo professionals is at risk. We are facing a grave financial hardship.

I am a member of a private campgrounds and it's a lot of our members peaceful place , we do have visitors has far as family and friends but we have closed it to members only, we have shut down our restrooms shower houses and all social areas for right now, I see no reason if we are using are own facility in our trailers and maintain social distancing why we still have to remain closed.it is time we have our little piece of heaven back

There are several small business gym owners across the United States that may not survive if they do not have the chance to open back up with these restrictions and soon. The key word is in the name, small business means not alot of people at one time anyway. Most small business owners took the leap and used their own money to make that move. Now several will not survive. Please help small business gym owners open back up so we have a fighting chance of surviving and making sure that our communities have a gym to go back to. Alot of small communities rely on the small business gyms to survive.

The survival of the independent tattoo professionals is at risk. We are facing a grave financial hardship.

Labeling Tattoo Artists as “non-essential” and forcibly closing the shops, has created financial hardship on many individuals, whom many are self employed and not eligible for current Unemployment Benefits. Open up my tattoo shop!!

Because the students deserve a once in a lifetime opportunity to walk and have a graduation ceremony.

Remaining closed put several tattoo shop at risk of never opening again. The tattoo industry is a major contributor to both the community and economy. We encounter infectious disease on a regular basis and utilize every safety precaution possible allowing us to reopen for private appointments only at the very least would be less of a rest then most of the business is open currently

Ever since COVID-19 it has been affecting us in major ways and forcing people to make tough decisions for their families. We are going through financial hardship. we were promised bail outs through small business loans or grants. Yet the government has made the stipulations on these grants nearly impossible for our type of business to qualify for the loan to become a grant. Most tattoo shops if not all tattoo shops have been/ will be denied . We have no help when we have been promised help. The Quarantine was implemented to flatten the curve of the spread of COVID-19 to assure that hospitals were not overwhelmed all the once in to help prevent such a rapid spread . The numbers of infected people is on the decline . We tattoo artists are trained and certified in blood-borne pathogen‘s and cross-contamination as well as many other medical safety and sterility procedures we are just as safe if not safer than most hospitals. tattoo shops are very clean we take this serious this is our livelihood if we do not return back to work by May 1st many small businesses will be lost . We will not be able to pay our bills, rents/mortgages, Insurances, we have the very potentially of losing everything. We still have to pay our mortgages/ rents and phone bills and gas and electric none of this has stopped for us . Yes, we can postpone them, but they’re not going away! Some of us can still sustain for a while, but that doesn’t mean that we are doing OK this is how we pay our bills this is how we feed our families and we are not getting any help from anyone, nor are we asking for it. We just want to be allowed to return to work in a safe manor