WATCH: A free virtual Q&A for Pa. small business owners on navigating the coronavirus shutdown

Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and PennLive/Patriot-News. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter.

As part of its commitment to better connect experts in topics of urgent statewide importance to Pennsylvanians in all corners of the state, Spotlight PA held its second virtual Q&A webinar focused on helping small businesses in Pennsylvania navigate the coronavirus shutdown.

Our panel, hosted by Spotlight PA Editor in Chief Christopher Baxter, took place April 29 and featured experts from the Lehigh Valley:

• Juliana Bolivar, Business Development Coordinator at the Community Action Development Corporation of Bethlehem

• Brett Smith, Director of the Small Business Development Center at Lehigh University

• Kevin Shivers, President and CEO of the Pennsylvania Association of Community Bankers

How Small Businesses in Pennsylvania can Survive the Coronavirus Shutdown from Spotlight PA on Vimeo.

Spotlight PA is an independent, non-partisan news organization funded by nonprofit institutions and readers across Pennsylvania who are committed to accountability journalism focused on the state government and urgent statewide issues. Spotlight PA editors and reporters operate independently of our funders and maintain editorial control over all of the content produces. Funders do not have input into the selection of which stories Spotlight PA pursues or the reporting process for those stories. Funders do not review any content before publication or have any special access to reporters or newsroom leadership.

In short, we answer to you, the public.