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Facebook <\/a> is announcing a handful of new features that will allow users to show their support for small businesses and get the latest updates as those businesses deal with the fallout — economic and otherwise — of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

The social network is introducing a new section called Businesses Nearby<\/a>, which will allow you to see the latest posts from businesses within a certain geographic radius (you can adjust it to anything from 1 mile to 500 miles), view their current hours and pickup\/delivery options and make a booking or send them a message.<\/p>\n

In a blog post, Facebook described this as a way to allow users to “more quickly find essential products and services” while also helping businesses get “more virtual foot traffic as they move online to stay open.”<\/p>\n

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And if you want to show your support for a small business, you can also use the new Support Small Business sticker on Instagram <\/a> or #SupportSmallBusiness hashtag in Facebook — any posts using the sticker will be added to a shared Instagram story highlighting similar posts from all the accounts you follow. Creators on Facebook will also be able to tag a post as being “in support of” a specific small business.<\/p>\n

The company is also trying to make it easier for businesses to communicate with customers by adding a dedicated Business Inbox in the Messenger app — allowing them to use Messenger to answer questions sent to their Facebook Page — and by allowing businesses to tag all their COVID-19-related posts from the Page composer.<\/p>\n

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In addition, Facebook said it will be posting COVID-19-related information, tools and tips for small businesses in both the Facebook and Instagram apps. Businesses can access this information through the Facebook app shortcuts or their Instagram business profile.<\/p>\n

These changes come on top of a $100 million grant program for small businesses<\/a> that Facebook announced in March, as well as other new features like the ability to share temporary service changes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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