Preparing for the start of a new year presents particular challenges this December. How do you make plans when the world is facing something that literally has not happened before? Well, to start with, you have to think about it differently than you did in previous years. Ordinarily I’d ... READ MORE >
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Hope for the best. Prepare for the worst.
If your business made any plans for 2020, no doubt you’ve already thrown them in the trash bin (or recycling if you’re going green). The combination of a pandemic and an economic crisis has blown most business plans out of the water and made it difficult to even imagine planning for the rest ... READ MORE >
COVID-19 – Part V: Small Business Resources.
This is part five in our occasional series about applying for coronavirus-related loans. The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) took effect in early May. It states that companies with fewer than 500 employees have to offer paid medical leave after the employee takes 10 unpaid ... READ MORE >
Coronavirus is Affecting My Business. Now What do I do?
With the current crisis, we have all been thrust into uncharted waters. The past month has confronted businesses with an unprecedented situation—this has literally never happened before—that affects different businesses in different ways. Some are shut down, some are experiencing a slow ... READ MORE >
COVID-19: Small Business Resources
There is a lot of information that is coming out from the government, and we are doing our best to keep up with it. Here is what we know as of now. There are several loan/grant programs available: Local small business grantsPayroll Protection Program (PPP)Economic Injury Disaster Loans ... READ MORE >