My conversation today is with my close friend Brent Beshore. Brent is a private equity investor who owns and interacts with many small businesses, which have been hit especially hard by COVID. We discuss the various impacts that COVID has had and may have on both small business and the private equity investing community. Brent also proposes some policy actions which he thinks may help those most in need. Please enjoy.For more episodes go to InvestorFieldGuide.com/podcast.Sign up for the book club, where you’ll get a full investor curriculum and then 3-4 suggestions every month at InvestorFieldGuide.com/bookclub.Follow Patrick on Twitter at @patrick_oshagShow Notes1:13 – (First question) – What Brent sees as the current landscape for small businesses3:25 – The real problem for small businesses right now6:02 – How long can small businesses survive these freezes9:14 – Ideas to help businesses stay afloat during a global shutdown11:01 – The cost of restarting businesses on the other side of this  13:41 – Policies that could help14:30 – government co-paying some business expenses16:05 – Suspending payroll taxes16:17 – The small business bond18:00 – Wider latitude for banks20:03 – How effective would Brent’s ideas actually be at lessening the pain22:41 – A look at how things look in the private equity complex25:39 – What are the potential opportunities out there29:24 – What is a balance sheet product32:00 – How this is personally impacting Brent34:20 – How this is personally impacting Patrick35:45 – Importance of relationships for personal healthLearn MoreFor more episodes go to InvestorFieldGuide.com/podcast. Sign up for the book club, where you’ll get a full investor curriculum and then 3-4 suggestions every month at InvestorFieldGuide.com/bookclubFollow Patrick on Twitter at @patrick_oshag