A majority of states plan to begin to reopen as the rate of new COVID-19 infections across the country decline. As restrictions lift, businesses may be presented with the opportunity to open their doors again. Businesses may feel relief for an opportunity to enter a new normal. Others may face yet another challenge to overcome. […]
Covid-19
These States Have the Most Essential Businesses
A swath of the U.S. from the south Atlantic into the heartland has the greatest number of businesses deemed essential during a stay-at-home order. Nonessential businesses are now joining critical industries, opening their doors to the public for the first time in weeks as most state governors loosen COVID-19 restrictions. Although essential businesses vary by […]
Freight Companies Find Ingenious Ways to Survive Covid-19 Crisis
There’s no denying that the growing threat of COVID-19 has had an adverse effect on a number of industries. Although freighting is among the industries to feel the sting, it’s managed to fare better than many other enterprises. Since grocery chains, gas stations, healthcare facilities and other essential institutions depend on the freighting industry to […]
You’re Finally Re-opening! Don’t Forget Your Back-to-Business Checklist
With all states reopening to some degree and allowing business to get back to business, you’ll want to be sure you know all the rules and etiquette involved. Different states, and even different counties and regions, have different regulations and dates for specific phases. Also, while some workers will be eager to return, some will […]
Just 5% of Small Business Owners Have Received PPP Money
Small business owners are anxiously waiting to see if Congress will inject more money into the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), the federal rescue program that failed to reach the vast majority of small businesses it was intended to help the first time around. A new LendingTree survey found that just 5% of business owners have […]
Still Trying to Adapt During Covid-19? 6 Essential Tips
Covid-19 and lockdown have naturally hit smaller businesses harder than most, as companies struggle with cash flow and a completely changed consumer landscape. This means that to survive this crisis, SMEs need to be willing to adapt. Thankfully while Covid-19 presents a huge range of challenges for organisations, it also is a moment with plenty […]
Necessity is the Mother Of Invention for Epidemic Innovation
Despite the catastrophic effects of epidemics that have occurred throughout history, they lead to the creation of some of the most ground-breaking and revolutionary discoveries, inventions, and famous poems and scientific theories. In the mid-1300s when the Black Death hit Europe, it was estimated to have killed from 30% all the way up to 60% […]
Small American Manufacturers Are Leveraging Technology for a Smarter Second Wind Post-COVID
Throughout the 1980s and 1990s there were significant declines in U.S. manufacturing jobs. Some figures indicate a nearly 30% reduction in the first decade of the new millennia. Now manufacturing has been hit hard again, like so many other businesses, by COVID-19. However, for manufacturers there may be a silver lining to this pandemic, if […]
Why Health Checks Matter in the Time of Covid-19
Now, more than ever, small businesses are having a tough time. As Covid-19 spreads across the world, small business owners are feeling the crunch. The economy is slowing down, and in many cities, people can’t leave their houses. In cities that aren’t on lockdown, the economy is slowing anyway – no-one wants to risk infecting […]
