Small business growth has always been challenging, it's even tougher these past few months. The state of small business owners outside of the USA is often even bleaker as most developing countries can't offer the support for their smallest companies that we have in the USA or in most developed countries. The Future of Business...
Have you frequented a business and not only do they have signs that read "wear a mask" or "keep 6 feet away" but they also share how they're keeping their customers and employees safe. Yesterday I was at a gas station that had a sign, "if you need gloves, ask". They provided gloves to...
You’ve probably heard of the School of Rock in some form — the movie, the broadway show, or the franchises all around the globe. If you’re unfamiliar, here’s a quick education: The School of Rock has 270 schools around the world where kids earn music in a non-traditional way. Basically, they learn music through...
Non-profits always get discounted or free help. However, in these VERY challenging times, non-profits might snag some extra special deals from companies, especially if they're mission is related to helping during the Covid19 shelter in place circumstances. There's a lot of companies helping non-profits, one is Zoho who is focused on not only giving their...
There's so much media coverage on PPP and other government funding, however, remember there's many grants (not loans) available to smaller businesses as well such as a Visa grant. Visa and iFundWomen recently awarded $10,000, each, to four women. To help small business owners – particularly female entrepreneurs who already face funding challenges – Visa and...
Small business owners are experiencing unparalleled losses as the U.S. implements a variety of measures to combat the Coronavirus. 90% of small business owners report major challenges already and that figure is up from 60% just two weeks ago. And 37% of small business owners have less than one month of cash on hand...
Dear Corona, THANK YOU for giving me more time with my wife. THANK YOU for giving me more time with my daughter. THANK YOU for giving me massive experience in hosting online events. THANK YOU for helping me learn new things through other people's events. THANK YOU for giving more more time with Adrian's...
The Covid19 Business Resource Center launches. Developed by HelloAlice the resource center is a curated index of the best resources for small business owners. Ramon Ray, Entrepreneur-in-Residence at HelloAlice previewed it live on FB. The center contains 10 key categories of information, which include: Emergency Grant - HelloAlice is providing up to $10,000 in grants to...
We're all going through a terrible terrible challenge at this time but we must prepare for the future. Be sure to not just look at the immediate things happening to us today. It's also important to remember that one day this will be over. One day we will be in recovery and rebuilding mode....
Updated - 1 April 2020 The President signed into law the $2 trillion dollar CARES Bill to support business, small business and more. These funds, in large part, will be released through the SBA. The bill provides a variety of funding options for small business owners. It's a bit complicated but with a bit of...
