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Let’s flatten the curve 

Top of mind for the Martinborough Business Association is COVID-19 and how we support our Association members’ businesses and community.

The Committee held a special meeting to consider this.  The first point made was that this is real – it’s not a drill or a movie. It will be impactful and we are all in it together. We are a small town made up of small businesses in the main. We know our employees very well, often they are our friends.  We know our neighbours well too so let’s make sure that we look after one another during these times

Discourage panic buying, there is no need for it. While we need to adapt the way we go about living we must retain as much of our normality as possible. This will end so let’s look forward, positively to 2021.

There will be a on line session on the next steps being taken by WellingtonNZ to include support and funding options for small businesses.

As mentioned earlier we are all in this together so we all have personal and business responsibilities to keep out community safe. 

Martinborough Business Association 

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