I can’t believe the government is wanting to apply BEE requirements to assistance for small businesses adversely affected by the pandemic. Are my black employees not worthy of help because I am white?

I do not have the luxury of unlimited funding for my business, and I can’t afford to fail. What prospects are there for a 46-year-old white male in this country if he isn’t able to do something for himself?..

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