Item Details

creator

Zaelke, Caroline

Yacinthe, Magalie

date

2020-09-17T14:22:57Z

2020-09-17T14:22:57Z

2020-07-14

2020-09-17 (issued)

description

Magalie Yacinthe is the owner of Yacinthe Event Services (YES), an event planning company, the owner of So-In, an oil recycling company, and the Interim Executive Director of Hustle Winston-Salem, a nonprofit that provides help and guidance to entrepreneurs, especially those who are women, people of color, and in marginalized business districts. Yacinthe's perspective on the COVID-19 outbreak is unique because of the ways that the pandemic has affected each of her businesses differently. Most work with YES stopped, with the exception of a few virtual events, since in-person events were put out of the question by state-mandated and personal gathering limits. So-In was only about a year old, and since its model involves taking oil from resturants, which were closed or doing significantly less business, much of its progress was put on pause. She explains, in contrast, how Hustle has seen great success and even more interest since the beginning of the outbreak, since many entrepreneurs were looking for help as they adjusted to the "new normal" of a pandemic. She shares her varied experiences requesting and recieving loans and her frustration with the confusion many experienced in the process of applying. She discusses her passion for her businessess and how, while she was able to fulfill some remaining contracts virtually for YES, she has struggled to find inspiration in an online event format. While YES and So-In have struggled to stay connected with the community, Hustle has especially thrived in staying connnected with Winston-Salem since the outbreak. Yacinthe is excited to announce that through some grants, they were able to purchase and give away tablets to 30 businesses in Winston-Salem that needed them to carry out remote work.

format

audio/mp3

Oral histories

Permalink

http://hdl.handle.net/10339/97013

language

English

relation

Special Collections and Archives

Z. Smith Reynolds Library

Wake Forest University

Office of Civic and Community Engagement (RG22.6)

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subject

Coronavirus infections--History--Sources

COVID-19 (Disease)--History--Sources

Wake Forest University--History--Sources

COVID-19 Student Interviews

Grants

Office of Civic and Community Engagement

Small business

Winston-Salem (N.C.)

Nonprofit organizations

Special events--Planning

Entrepreneurship

Lubricating oils--Recycling

Loans

title

COVID-19 Student Interviews - Yacinthe, Magalie

type

Sound