The pandemic is teaching small businesses some big lessons about resilience and adaptability
Eden Park Illumination Inc. had one product to sell before Covid-19: an ultraviolet light that distinguished real diamonds from fakes. The spread of a deadly virus across the globe shifted the focus of the tiny Champaign, Ill.
, startup to another ultraviolet light application that it had not planned to introduce for at least two years. This one would disinfect crowded spaces.Within weeks, the 10-person company began shipping prototypes. Eden Park has since delivered more than 1,000 of the lights and added a dozen workers, including a head of manufacturing.
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