On COVID-19: LVSportsBiz.com Goes 1-on-1 With Las Vegas Small Business Owner Who Generates Major Revenue From Sports Events
By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com
The coronavirus pandemic and the shutdown of small businesses deemed non-essential under a state order could not have come at a worse time for longtime Las Vegas pizzeria co-owner Anthony Rossi.
College basketball’s March Madness is a major moneymaker for Rossi and his Broadway Pizzeria in the Smith’s supermarket shopping center on Rancho Drive near Charleston Boulevard.
Plus, the start of Major League Baseball with the NFL Draft event originally scheduled for April 23-25 in Las Vegas right behind would have been another major revenue generator for the independent pizzeria, which thrives on live sports events and home deliveries to fans watching sports at their homes.
LVSportsBiz.com interviewed Rossi at his pizzeria, maintaining a six-foot buffer and posing five questions to the small business owner Thursday afternoon. Rossi’s responses give you a strong sense of what this COVID-19 impact has meant to business owners in Las Vegas.
LVSportsBiz.com: What was the impact of March Madness being cancelled on your business?
Anthony Rossi:
LVSB: What has been the impact on your business bottom line and the impact on your workers:
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LVSB: What’s it like running a small business when you don’t know when the pandemic and the shutdown will end?
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LVSB: What’s it been like trying to buy the same supplies like toweling paper, gloves and toilet paper that the general public find it difficult to find?
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LVSB: What was the impact of the NFL Draft event not happening in Las Vegas on your business?
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