Crowdfunding
Some Ferguson businesses have turned to crowdfunding websites, with varying degrees of success.
GoFundMe, an online donation platform, has been among the most popular portals. In an email to CNBC, it said it has raised more than $600,000 from over 15,000 donors for a handful of damaged businesses in the city.
Eric Lee, a 19-year-old freshman at University of North Carolina, watched the devastation and decided to jump in to help.