Posts Tagged ‘COVID-19’
How To Survive a Layoff
Whether laid-off or furloughed, a staggering amount of Americans have been left without work due to COVID-19. As of April 30, 30 million Americnas had filed an initial unemployment claim. Luckily, unemployment benefits are expanding to many who wouldn’t typically qualify during COVID-19. Today, both furlough and laid-off employees are eligible for unemployment benefits. Nontraditional…
Read MoreFreight 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…
Read MoreThe 3 Biggest Small Business Adaptations After Covid
These days, going digital isn’t a choice, even for brick and mortar businesses. You may have known this was going to happen, even before the coronavirus. But most small business owners didn’t think the day would come so abruptly. The Need for Change Many businesses were forced to make drastic changes to keep functioning. Whether…
Read MorePost Covid–the New Landscape of Small Business
The start of the new decade has been disruptive, to say the least. Between Australia’s devastating bushfires and COVID-19, small businesses have been hit hard by unavoidable economic conditions. But by the same token, for many of these businesses the internet has proven to be a lifeline, helping them to continue to operate and even…
Read MoreAre Fast Business Loans Still Available During Covid-19?
The world of small business today in America is anything but certain, thanks entirely to the coronavirus and the devastating impact it’s had on our citizenry and our economy. As a smart and strategic small business owner, the odds are pretty good you’ve done everything you can to find a way to protect yourself, your…
Read MoreHow to Use COVID-19 Crisis to Refocus Your SME
There may be no business in America that has not felt the impact of COVID-19 one way or another. SMEs are more likely to be disproportionately affected by the crisis; in fact, more than 60 percent of smaller businesses believed that their revenue was likely to shrink in the next six months. Where larger businesses…
Read MoreHow are SMEs in the UK Coping with Covid-19?
The coronavirus pandemic has turned the entire world upside down in 2020 and impacted just about every aspect of modern life. It has created wide-ranging issues for all businesses in the UK, along with Europe and the US, but especially for SMEs. They have found it hard to survive, with many sadly having to fold…
Read MoreTips for Retail Business Owners During the COVID-19 Recovery
The global coronavirus pandemic has upended most businesses in countries that are affected by the virus. On top of that, global supply chains have been disrupted and this has also meant that business owners are having to adapt. There are a wide range of types of retail businesses and these will all be affected by…
Read MoreHow US businesses can enter European markets after COVID-19
There is no doubt that US economy has suffered under the COVID-19 pandemic, and many businesses are struggling to the challenges caused by the virus, and the various restrictions put in place to stop its spread. One of the ways that some businesses have considered in order to overcome these challenges is to move into…
Read MoreUnemployed? Here Are 6 Ways to Keep to Your Routine (& Sanity)
As of writing this article, a shocking 36 million American workers have filed for unemployment as a direct result of the COVID-19 virus and the subsequent shutdowns and stay-at-home orders. That number represents almost 20 percent of the entire country’s workforce – or nearly 1 in 5 people. It’s a staggering statistic, no matter how…
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